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French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
News Niger » Niamey: 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 » Niamey: Niger’s military-led government says it contained mutiny: What next?
Mutiny began at a military base in Niamey and spread to area near the presidential palace and state broadcaster.
News Niger » Niamey: Niger Military Regime Crushes Mutiny After Night Clashes
On the night of August 28, heavy gunfire and explosions disrupted the capital city of Niamey, Niger, marking a significant challenge to the ruling military regime.
News Niger » Niamey: 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 » Niamey: Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened
Niger’s capital, Niamey, appears calm after young soldiers staged a mutiny against the ruling military junta. Loyalist forces, aided by Russian troops, repelled the mutineers. The unrest ...
News Niger » Niamey: Explosions, gunfire at Niger's Niamey airport and presidency perimeter, sources say
NIAMEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger's capital, Niamey, early Saturday morning, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not ...
News Niger » Niamey: Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny
Life returned to normal in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers. Russian troops helped in the first ...
News Niger » Niamey: Gunfire in Niamey: What does it signal for Niger?
What is being tested in Niger today is precisely the durability of institutions rather than individuals. What the Sahel has taught over the past three years is that governments that come to power by ...
News Niger » Niamey: 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 » Niamey: Algeria sends four Su-30 fighters and tanker to Niger after coup attempt
Algeria deployed four Sukhoi Su-30 fighters and an Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refueling aircraft to Niamey on August 30, 2026, a day after mutinous soldiers attacked Niger's main military airbase and the ...