Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily fortified jail known to hold militants.
The incident occurred on Thursday at Koutoukale prison located about 50 kilometers (...)
The US has reached an agreement with Niger to withdraw its military forces from the African nation by September 15, according to the US Defense Department and the Nigerien Ministry of National Defense.
The newly agreed deadline gives the US four (...)
Russian troops have been deployed to an airbase in Niger where American soldiers are located, US officials say.
The move comes after Niger's military rulers ordered the US to withdraw troops who had been countering Islamic insurgents in the (...)
All US soldiers are set to leave Niger, ending their role in the fight against Islamist insurgents.
Military leaders in the West African nation have sought closer ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup last year.
On Friday the US also (...)
Russia has delivered military equipment to Niger that will provide the African country with the "latest generation of anti-aircraft defense systems," Nigerien state broadcaster RTN said Thursday.
The equipment arrived in Niamey on Wednesday along (...)
Niger's military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military (...)
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule.
The three (...)
Coup leaders in Niger have overturned an eight-year-old law criminalising migrant smuggling in the country.
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants through Niger's vast desert on to Libya and (...)
The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed former President, Mohamed Bazoum, to escape from custody.
The former president attempted to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, a military spokesman (...)
The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
UNHCR's representative in Niger (...)
France's ambassador has remained in Niger despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed in a defiant speech.
Ambassador Sylvain Itte had been ordered to go amid rapidly (...)
Niger's military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security.
This is the latest sign that the junta intends to resist international pressure to return power to (...)
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu is facing a huge backlash at home over his threat to use military force to reverse the coup in next-door neighbor Niger.
Local media report there was strong opposition to military intervention at a session of the (...)
Russia's Wagner mercenary group is "taking advantage" of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC.
The country has been ruled by a junta following the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two weeks ago.
There (...)
Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbors.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is showing that there are currently no aircraft in Niger's (...)
Niger's military junta has just hours to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power or face the possibility of military action from the regional bloc ECOWAS.
Last Sunday, West African leaders gave the coup leaders a week to comply with its (...)
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday he is being held hostage by the country's military as he warned in a Washington Post op-ed that the junta's power grab could have "devastating consequences" for the region, where Russian mercenaries (...)
The United States has ordered the partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger following last week's coup.
Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country, and on Sunday the French embassy was attacked by protesters.
Coup (...)
France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Niger after a presidential coup plunged the West African nation into a political crisis that polarized neighboring countries in the region.
The French Foreign Ministry said it would remove French and (...)
In a press statement published on Friday, the Security Council members called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger's democratically-elected President Mohammed Bazoum and underscored the need to protect him, his family and members of (...)
The African Union (AU) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country's democratically elected government and allow President Mohamed Bazoum resume his duties.
A statement by the AU Peace and Security Council said it (...)
The EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country's army took power in a coup.
It comes shortly after the US declared its "unflagging support" for ousted president Mohamed Bazoum — seen as a key Western ally in the fight (...)
Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV.
They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation's borders.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by troops (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Kingdom is following up with great concern about the developments being unfolded in the West African country of Niger.
The ministry affirmed Saudi Arabia's keenness on (...)
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum has issued a defiant message on Twitter after soldiers announced a coup overnight in the West African nation.
Trouble began early on Wednesday when troops from the presidential guard took him captive.
His foreign (...)
