Benin says it will only allow fuel shipments from Niger through its ports after the landlocked state normalises relations.
Niger’s military government has accused Benin...
Organizers praised Niger’s rulers for diversifying ties with nations that respect the state’s sovereignty.
Thousands of demonstrators, including government officials, rallied in Niger’s capital, Niamey,...
The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are seeking to expand their new partnership.
The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger...
The history of relations between Paris and its former colonies on the continent explains the recent spate of anti-French coups.
As the whole world has...
Mohamed Bazoum and several associates had planned to fly out on two helicopters belonging to a foreign power, the new authorities have claimed.
Niger’s ousted...
The organization has sabotaged Niger’s full participation in international gatherings, Nigerien coup leaders have claimed.
Niger’s military government has ordered the resident United Nations coordinator...
French troops will depart the west African nation in “the months to come,” the president said.
France will pull its military and diplomats from Niger...
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have signed a Sahel security pact.
The military governments of three African states, which all deposed their Western-backed leaders in...
Niamey cited hostile actions by Paris, as it braces for a possible attack by ECOWAS
Niger expels French ambassador.
The military government of Niger on Friday...
Washington can’t sever relations with the post-coup government lest it lose the basis for its military presence in the African country.
Last week, Acting Deputy...
Washington has chosen its own interests over its allies, a French diplomat has told the newspaper, following Victoria Nuland’s visit to Niger.
The presence of...
West African leaders are preparing military options to reinstate Niamey’s ousted government.
The US has said it backs efforts to restore Niger’s “constitutional order” in...
The West African bloc ECOWAS has activated a standby force to use against the junta that took power last month.
West Africa’s governments have taken...
Famous for her puppeteering during the 2014 Ukraine coup, the thinking behind this choice of envoy couldn’t be clearer.
France has been kicked out of...
The African country's junta has ignored the ultimatum from Western-backed neighbours.
Niger's coup-imposed government has promised “a vigorous and instantaneous response” to any violation of...
Yvgeny Prigozhin was interviewed by L'Afrique Libre.
Prigozhin spoke in Russian, with subtitles given in French, but Twitter user @Sprinter99800 provided an English summary for...
Paris has vowed to protect its interests in the country, which cut off supplies of the critical material after a coup.
French President Emmanuel Macron...
Nigeria-led ECOWAS says it is ready to intervene for “democracy” in Niamey.
The militaries of several ECOWAS members have agreed on a plan for military...
Otherwise, all of Sahel could “fall to Russian influence”, Mohamed Bazoum claimed.
The Washington Post on Thursday evening published an op-ed purportedly written by the...
Abdourahamane Tchiani, the head of the presidential guard, has been designated president of the newly formed military council.
Niger’s presidential guard chief, General Abdourahamane Tiani,...
Soldiers in Niger have declared a curfew and border closures, in a televised address.
Niger’s top military officers have declared a coup in which President...