MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Armed assailants on motorbikes killed at least 30 people and burned houses and shops during raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria’s…
Read more Assailants Kill at Least 30 in Northwest Nigeria Villages, Residents SaySustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple eyewitness accounts and videos showed air defence systems…
Read more Heavy gunfire and blasts heard near airport in Niger’s capitalPARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron travels on Wednesday to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, where he hopes to secure uranium for his country’s nuclear plants. The trip comes as…
Read more Macron pursues nuclear deals in Russia’s back yardThe deaths come as former colonial power France prepares to withdraw a counterinsurgency force stationed in the country. Seven soldiers have been killed in Niger’s southwest in an…
Read more A dozen soldiers killed after rebel attack in southwest NigerFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that French troops would be withdrawn from Niger in the next couple of months, in the wake of a coup d’état in…
Read more France withdraws troops from NigerProtesters rally outside a French military base calling for the ambassador and about 1,500 soldiers to leave. Large demonstrations are taking place outside a French military base in…
Read more Niger coup supporters call for France ambassador, troops to leave countryCNN — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last…
Read more ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for possible military intervention in Niger | CNNCNN — The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) of Niger, the military council that toppled the government in July, said in a statement on…
Read more Niger junta says ‘high treason’ evidence gathered to prosecute ousted president Bazoum | CNNWest African leaders meet about Niger coup as concerns mount over ousted president’s health – CBS News Watch CBS News West African leaders are meeting in an emergency…
Read more West African leaders meet about Niger coup as concerns mount over ousted president’s healthWe consider the impact as China’s export curbs on the chipmaking metals gallium and germanium take effect. Semiconductor chips are a vital component used in devices including smartphones,…
Read more Chip war: Is there an end to tit-for-tat China-US trade restrictions?Tinubu is reportedly seeking support to intervene against the ruling military in Niger, where a coup removed the democratically elected government. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has written a…
Read more Nigeria’s Tinubu seeks Senate support for ECOWAS intervention in NigerJohannesburg — Hundreds of people joined demonstrations in Niger’s capital city of Niamey on Thursday, protesting against sanctions imposed on the country by many of its neighbors in…
Read more Niger coup leader gets support on the streets, with Russian flags waving, and from other post-coup regimesThe U.S. ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel and their eligible family members from Niger on Wednesday, a week after the military seized power from Niger’s democratically…
Read more U.S. orders departure of non-emergency government personnel from NigerCNN — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday, according to the Mali presidency,…
Read more A Niger coup leader meets with Wagner-allied junta in Mali | CNNCNN — The United States “is pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Niger” amid the military takeover in the West African country, Secretary of State…
Read more US pauses certain assistance programs to Niger’s government | CNN PoliticsCNN — US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrived in Niger on Saturday, the State Department announced, taking up her post as the United States and partners continue to grapple…
Read more US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger | CNN PoliticsCNN — The Biden administration on Tuesday formally declared that the military takeover in Niger was a coup – a determination that will keep a significant amount of…
Read more Biden administration formally designates military takeover in Niger as a coup | CNN PoliticsAll of Niger’s borders had been closed after an announcement by the coup makers on state television last week when President Mohamed Bazoum was removed. Niger has announced…
Read more Niger reopens borders with five neighbours a week after coupDEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, The army said the decision was necessary to avoid fighting within the armed forces, it said. Niger’s army has declared allegiance to the defense and…
Read more Nigerien army pledges allegiance to coup plottersPARIS — An ongoing military coup in Niger is threatening to destabilize one of the last Western allies in Africa’s Sahel region. On Wednesday night, Niger’s top military…
Read more Niger coup leaves France, US exposed in West Africa
