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Published
September 24, 2023

President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup

France has maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup and refused a request by the new junta for its ambassador to leave.
Published
August 25, 2023

Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks French ambassador to leave

The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation stemming from a coup that ousted the West African nation's democratically elected president.
Published
August 19, 2023

A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis

A delegation from regional nations has arrived in Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country’s president last month
Published
August 13, 2023

Niger’s junta gains the upper hand over the regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say

One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced
Published
August 11, 2023

Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger

The junta responsible for spearheading the coup, led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, has exploited anti-French sentiment among the population to shore up its support.

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Published
August 10, 2023

Western officials: Niger junta warned they’d kill deposed president after any military intervention

Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed on July 26, says he is being held hostage at his residence.
Published
August 6, 2023

A deadline arrives for Niger’s junta to reinstate the president. Citizens cheer and fear what’s next

Hours before Sunday’s deadline, hundreds of youth joined security forces in the darkened streets of the capital to stand guard at a dozen roundabouts until morning.
Published
August 5, 2023

Niger’s junta rulers ask for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat

Niger’s junta faces a Sunday deadline set by the regional bloc known as ECOWAS to release and reinstate the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who has described himself as a hostage.
Published
August 1, 2023

Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas

France, Italy and Spain all announced evacuations from Niger for their citizens and other European nationals, concerned that they risked becoming trapped by the coup.
Published
July 31, 2023

Niger faces sanctions as democracy crumbles, adding to woes for more than 25 million people

Niger's neighbors are threatening armed intervention against the junta run by the head of the presidential guard, although analysts say there is only a slim chance of the regional body successfully sending troops.