They said they were coordinating closely with leaders from African regional bloc ECOWAS over the crisis. The coup in Niger deals a blow for the EU's attempts to find reliable partners in the ...

The Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) leader, Mahmoud Sallah, was arrested in the Gatroun district in Libya, the BBC Hausa Service reported Monday morning.

Headed by traditional leader Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey ... to replace the one in place prior to the 2023 coup, and reflecting Niger's "socio-cultural values" and recognising Islam as the ...

A woman holds the image of ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, 63, who has been held by coup plotters with his family in his official Niamey residence since July 26, during a protest outside ...

The United Nations, UN, has said that Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum has been arbitrarily detained with his wife since his ouster in a military coup. Recall that Bazoum, who was ...

A human rights group in Niger says it can’t get access to officials who were detained following coup A spokesperson for the ruling junta has said the detained officials were being treated humanely.

The commission also decided to elevate Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, the junta leader who ran Niger's presidential guard before the coup, to the rank of army general, Seydou said.

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Junta leader, General Abdourahamane ...

Niger’s National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...