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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…

Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger, on Wednesday from a source close to the management of the Nigerien Electricity Company (Nigelec), in line with the sanctions decided by the West African neighbours of Niger destabilized by a…

In a move considered a tactical way to protect the recent regime change in Niger, Mali’s military Junta said that they stand to support the coup leaders in Niamey. Mali said that they stand together with Burkina Faso to defend Niger and…

Berlin has announced the suspension of its development aid and budget support to Niger after the military coup against elected President Mohamed Bazoum. "We have suspended all direct support payments to the government of Niger," German…

Kenyan President William Ruto has condemned the coup in Niger, calling the army takeover of the unstable militsnts-hit nation "a serious setback" for Africa. "On Wednesday Africa suffered a serious setback in its democratic gains as the…

The leader of the mutinous soldiers who detained the democratically elected president in Niger addressed the nation, two days after the military takeover. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who goes by Omar, said the country needed to change…

Several hundred responded to a call from putsch leaders in Niger's capital Niamey gathered in support of mutinous soldiers who announced they had seized power in a coup over the West African country’s deteriorating security situation.…

The coup d'état in Niger did not come as a surprise to some political some analysts and observers. As the only G5 Sahel country, along with Mauritania, not governed by a military regime, Niger has been somewhat isolated. Add to that a…