Biden Calls For Immediate Release Of Ousted Niger President Bazoum
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country’s democracy to be...
US Orders Officials Out Of Niger
The United States has ordered its non-emergency officials out of Niger. The Department of State, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said America has no...
Rwanda Imposes Curfew To Curb Noise Pollution
Rwanda has imposed a curfew on all “non-essential services” to reduce what the government calls “noise pollution”, a move that has angered nightclub owners...
Niger Coup: Evacuated European Nationals Arrive In Paris And Rome
Flights evacuating Europeans from Niger have arrived in France and Italy. France began evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week's coup...
Ex-Ivory Coast President, Henri Konan Bedie Dies At 89
Former Ivory Coast President, Henri Konan Bedie is dead. Badie, who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, died at the age...
Stay Away From Niger, Military Action Will Have Consequences, Military-ruled Burkina Faso, Mali Warn ECOWAS
Junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali on Monday warned that any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a...
Coup: Niger’s Military Rulers Arrest 180 From Former Govt
The new military rulers of Niger, who took over the government in a coup a few days ago, have detained at least one hundred...
Niger Coup: President Mohamed Bazoum In Good Health, Says France
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum is in good health after being taken captive by his own presidential guard, the French foreign minister has said. Catherine Colonna...
We’re Now In Charge Of Govt, Soldiers Claim
Soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s government following an apparent coup in the West African nation on Wednesday when members of the Presidential Guard...
Tinubu Talks Tough, Says ECOWAS Won’t Accept Coup In Niger
President Bola Tinubu has said the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, would not tolerate actions that incapacitate democratically-elected government in the sub-region,...
