Niger News News Niger: Niger coup plot exposes deepening fractures in Tiani’s army
The 29 August mutiny has put Abdourahamane Tiani’s counterterrorism strategy under renewed scrutiny, as jihadist violence continues to ravage western Niger’s Tillabéri region. Our maps chart the ...
News Niger: Niger military accuses France of orchestrating failed mutiny: What to know
French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
News Niger: France denies inciting failed Niger mutiny, calls accusation ‘pure fantasy’
Niger’s government has widened its blame to unnamed neighbours a week after the assault on a military base.
News Niger: Niger blames France for inciting soldiers' mutiny
NIAMEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Niger has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week, according to a government statement read on TV on Friday. • Mutinous ...
News Niger: Niger mutiny suppressed, but questions remain over junta's cohesion
Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing day of fighting around the capital Niamey. The junta sought assistance from its ...
News Niger: Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened
In what was seen as a major threat to the junta in power since a 2023 coup, the soldiers engaged loyalist forces in sustained gunfire overnight from Friday till late Saturday. Most of the clashes took ...
News Niger: Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports
Local media and an Associated Press witness say heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday morning in Niger’s capital of Niamey.
News Niger: Niger 2027: Information Minister Declares Support For Bago
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has thrown his weight behind Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, for a second ...
News Niger: The Sahel kicked out the West and turned to Russia... now Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are falling apart - "The first domino could be falling" - my take
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso pushed Western forces out and increasingly turned toward Russia for security assistance. But the insurgencies threatening the region have not disappeared, and the ...
News Niger: Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promises
Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.
News Niger: Niger Awards Former Orano-Operated Uranium Mine to State Company
Niger granted a large-scale uranium-mining permit previously held by French nuclear company Orano SA to a state-controlled entity, cementing the military junta’s takeover of the Somaïr mine.
News Niger: Niger Governor Bago appoints six new commissioners, four advisers
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has approved the appointment of six new commissioners and four political advisers. The appointments were ...