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Niger revokes military accord with US, junta spokesperson says

Niger's ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense...

Niger orders army to go on ‘maximum alert’

The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal...

Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president

NIAMEY: Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after coup...

Niger military on brink of deadline to reverse coup

Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Sunday with the approach of the west African bloc's deadline for the military to...

Food prices soar in coup-hit Niger

Shoppers in Niger's coup-hit capital Niamey face soaring prices for basic foods since the military takeover triggered trade sanctions from West African neighbours. At one...

Abdourahmane Tiani: The Niger general behind the coup

In 2011, after two decades climbing the ranks of Niger's army, Abdourahamane Tiani was handed one of the military's most prized appointments: the head...

France readies to evacuate citizens from Niger

NIAMEY: France prepared to evacuate its citizens from Niger on Tuesday, as tensions escalated after the coup last week that toppled one of the...

Niger army says France planning strikes to free Mohamed Bazoum

The Niger military junta that seized power last week and ousted democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum said on Monday the toppled government had authorised...

Strange fact about Niger revealed by World Nuclear Association

Niger military officers said on Friday they had suspended the constitution and dissolved all institutions after overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum. Niger is the world's seventh-biggest...

EU says will not recognise Niger coup authorities

The European Union on Saturday said it would not recognise Niger's putschists who seized power this week and that it was suspending security cooperation...

Detained president defiant as Niger soldiers declare coup

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum on Thursday defiantly vowed to protect "hard-won" democratic gains after he was detained by elite troops who declared they had...

Niger soldiers say President Bazoum’s government has been removed

NIAMEY: Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation's national...

Gunmen kill 37 in Niger village attack

Armed men killed 37 civilians in a flashpoint region of western Niger where hundreds have died in militant attacks this year, local sources said...

About 100 civilians killed in attack on northern Burkina Faso village

The government declared a 72-hour period of national mourning. It said the provisional toll put the number of people killed at around 100

Pakistan decries terrorist attacks in Niger

'We reaffirm our strong support and solidarity with the government and people of Niger in this moment of grief'

Gunmen kill student, kidnap 42 in attack on Nigerian school

“Twenty-seven students, three staff and 12 members of their families were kidnapped. Unfortunately, one student was shot dead"

FM Qureshi leaves for Niger to attend OIC council of foreign ministers

Shah Mehmood Qureshi will highlight the Kashmir issue and Islamophobia at the forum.

At least 23 killed in Niger refugee stampede: officials

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a community centre just over the border in Niger on Monday.

African satirist Mamane plans drama school to promote ‘freedom’

On a dusty patch of land on the outskirts of the capital Niamey, Niger's most famous comedian Mamane shows off a site he says will host a drama school to promote African artists and freedom on a continent rife with corruption and strife.

11 sleeping civilians killed in Boko Haram attack

Boko Haram fighters torched a village in Cameroon's troubled Far North Region overnight and killed 11 civilians in their sleep, security sources told AFP on Friday
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