After army officers in Niger turned against the elected president, most of the countries in Africa’s Sahel region are being led by a military officer or a former military officer, with Niger becoming the sixth African country in which the military ha...

The coup leaders in Niger announced the reopening of the air and land borders with Algeria, Libya, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso on August 2, a week after their coup and arrest of President Mohamed Bazoum.The situation in the West African country cause...

West African leaders will meet Sunday in the Nigerian capital Abuja for an "extraordinary summit" on Niger, scene of the latest military coup to hit the Sahel region, with the possibility of sanctions on the cards.The country's elected president Moha...

The African Union has demanded the military in Niger "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority" within 15 days after grabbing power in a coup in the jihadist-hit nation.The AU's Peace and Security Council "demands the military pe...

The Niger general who staged a coup on Friday declared himself the new leader of the jihadist-hit African nation and warned that any foreign military intervention would lead to chaos.General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since...

French President Emmanuel Macron described a coup that ousted Niger's elected leader as "dangerous" for the Sahel on Friday, as Western powers scramble to preserve a key ally in the insurgent-stricken region."This coup is completely illegitimate and...

UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday up to 40 aid workers have been killed in Myanmar since the military coup that ousted democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.In a report to the body's Human Rights Council, Turk condem...

Three unidentified flying objects that were recently shot down over North America are being investigated by the United States and Canada. Military radars have been modified in an effort to detect more invasions.Every day, balloons are released into t...

By AFPIran repelled a drone attack on a military site in central Isfahan province, the defence ministry said early Sunday acording to the IRNA news agency."An unsuccessful attack was carried out using (drones) ... on one of the workshop complexes of...

By AFPTaiwan on Tuesday announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China.Beijing considers self-ruled, democratic Taiwan a part of its territory, to be taken one d...

By AFPSudan's military and civilian leaders were Monday expected to sign an initial deal aimed at ending a deep crisis that has gripped the northeast African country since a coup a year ago.Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power in October 20...

By AFPThousands of Sudanese pro-democracy protesters defied security forces Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of a coup that derailed the restoration of the transition to civilian rule and sent hunger and inflation soaring.Waving Sudanese flags,...