Niger

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… Read More

Niger orders army to go on ‘maximum alert’

The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing… Read More

Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president

NIAMEY: Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military… Read More

Niger military on brink of deadline to reverse coup

Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Sunday with the approach of… Read More

Food prices soar in coup-hit Niger

Shoppers in Niger's coup-hit capital Niamey face soaring prices for basic foods since the military… Read More

Abdourahmane Tiani: The Niger general behind the coup

In 2011, after two decades climbing the ranks of Niger's army, Abdourahamane Tiani was handed… Read More

France readies to evacuate citizens from Niger

NIAMEY: France prepared to evacuate its citizens from Niger on Tuesday, as tensions escalated after… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

EU says will not recognise Niger coup authorities

The European Union on Saturday said it would not recognise Niger's putschists who seized power… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

Gunmen kill 37 in Niger village attack

Armed men killed 37 civilians in a flashpoint region of western Niger where hundreds have… Read More

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… Read More

Pakistan decries terrorist attacks in Niger

'We reaffirm our strong support and solidarity with the government and people of Niger in… Read More

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… Read More

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. Read More

At least 23 killed in Niger refugee stampede: officials

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food… Read More

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… Read More

11 sleeping civilians killed in Boko Haram attack

Boko Haram fighters torched a village in Cameroon's troubled Far North Region overnight and killed… Read More