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Pressure mounts on Niger coup leaders as deadline nears

Pressure on Niger's coup leaders mounted Saturday, the eve of a deadline set by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS for the military to...

Junta-led Burkina, Mali warn against intervention in Niger

Niamey, Niger—Junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali have warned any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration...

Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power

ABUJA, Nigeria—African leaders have given the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and slapped financial...

Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power

Abuja, Nigeria - African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and...

Sanctions on the cards as West African leaders discuss Niger

West African leaders will meet Sunday in the Nigerian capital Abuja for an "extraordinary summit" on Niger, scene of the latest military coup to...

UN chief rebukes Niger’s ‘unconstitutional change’

Blinken calls for President's Release United Nations, United States – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemns the unconstitutional change in government” in Niger, his...

Five killed in suspected jihadist attack in Niger

A police officer and four civilians were killed in a "complex terrorist attack" in southwestern Niger, the army said Saturday, in an area where...

More than 13,000 flee attacks in jihadist-hit western Niger

Niamey, Niger - More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following "atrocities" carried out by...

As Russia expands, US bolsters Niger support

Niamey, Niger -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday offered new aid as he threw his support behind Niger on a rare...

18 civilians feared killed near Niger’s border with Mali

Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation's border with Mali, the government...

Deadly air strikes on bandit camps in NW Nigeria: officials

Air strikes targeting camps of gangs of cattle thieves in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, near the border with Niger, killed many people, local sources...

Jihadist attack on mining convoy kills five in Mali

A suspected jihadist attack killed five gendarmes escorting a convoy from a mining company in western Mali on Tuesday, the army said. It is one...

French forces kill IS Sahel jihadist leader wanted by US–Macron

The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been...

Two kidnapped Mauritanians freed in Mali

Two Mauritanians who were kidnapped in Mali along with three Chinese citizens were freed on Tuesday, a source close to the Mauritanian government said. The...
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