French President Emmanuel Macron expressed Friday his "concern over the uncertain situation" facing Niger's deposed president Mohamed Bazoum.Macron called "for his immediate release and that of his wife and son", the presidency said in a statement.It...

Niger's coup leaders accused the head of the United Nations on Friday of obstructing their participation in the body's General Assembly, saying it was "likely to undermine any effort to end the crisis in our country".Rebel elite soldiers overthrew pr...

It has become common to see hundreds of protesters in African countries against foreign presence in all its military, economic, political and cultural aspects.Hundreds of protesters have been camped outside a French military base in Niger's capital,...

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...

West African leaders have approved the deployment of a "standby force to restore constitutional order" in Niger, an intervention that will take place as soon as possible, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday.The ECOWAS regional bloc...

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...

Niger's defence ministry said Friday its troops killed 79 "terrorists" in operations last week that involved a foray into neighbouring Mali.Troops from the army's anti-jihadist Almahaou operation began the search after they were attacked by an "armed...

By AFPIt was pitch black when the waters came, forcingmother Fortune Lawrence and her eight children to jump on a makeshift boat and flee their house.For the past two weeks, they have been living in dire conditions near Ahoada, in Rivers state, in a...