NIGER

Thousands of coup supporters rallied near a French military base in Niger on Friday, a day after West African leaders said they would muster a "standby" force in their efforts to reinstate the country's deposed leader. Fears also mounted…

Niger State Government has signed a contract agreement with a private consultancy firm for the construction of 556km of roads earmarked across the State. The spokesperson of Governor Bologi Ibrahim in a statement said the signing of the…

The junta in Niger Republic, led by Abdourahmane Tchiani has announced the formation of a new government. The 21-member government, announced just before a crucial summit of Niger's West African neighbors in Abuja on Thursday, is headed…

Niger's new military rulers have accused France, the country's traditional ally, of having "unilaterally freed captured terrorists," and of breaching a ban on the country's air space. They claimed that France released a number of…

Niger's military coup leaders announced the appointment of Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as prime minister on Monday evening in a statement, at a time when the international community is seeking to restore constitutional order. "Mr (Ali…

Several Malian soldiers were killed in ambush on an Army convoy heading for Niger on Thursday, in the Ménaka region (northeast). "According to an initial assessment, we lost six men," said a military official."We have today launched the…

In the columns of the Washington Post, for his first public statement since the coup d'etat in Niger, deposed President Mohamed Bazoum expresses his concern at the risk of a rebound in terrorism and a region placed "under Russian influence"…

Senegal said that it will participate if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decides to intervene militarily in Niger following last week's coup. Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall told reporters during a government…

The United Kingdom is "temporarily reducing the number of its employees in its embassy in Niamey" due to the "security situation" in Niger, the British Foreign Office said on its travel advice site. "A military takeover has taken place…

One of the officers behind the coup in Niger, General Salifou Mody has visited Mali and met with officials from the country. Mody and his delegation attended a meeting with Colonel Assimi Goita, who seized control of the landlocked West…