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Gunfire and explosions were reported in Niamey, the capital of the West African Sahel state of Niger, in the early hours of Saturday. The area around the presidential palace and the international ...
News Niger » Niamey » Government: 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 » Niamey » Government: Niger’s military-led government says it contained mutiny: What next?
In the latest turmoil to hit Niger in West Africa, the military-led government says it has contained a mutiny in the capital, Niamey, after hours of gunfire and explosions near key military and ...
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Niger IMF Deal Offers US$203M for 38 Months
The Niger IMF deal is a US$203 million, 38-month programme agreed on 8 October, with a board vote due in December. Here is what it means for investors.
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Niger coup leaders announce new govt as ECOWAS summit discusses next steps
Envoys of the Nigerian president, and ECOWAS chair, Bola Tinubu met coup leaders in the capital, Niamey, on Wednesday, offering a glimmer of hope for dialogue after previous missions were spurned.
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny
Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday (August 29, 2026), in the latest challenge to military ruler ...
News Niger » Niamey » Government: A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties
Niamey, Niger – “No talk of politics today,” Aissata* said to her teenage daughter on the way to her parents’ house for their traditional Sunday gathering in Niamey. “We can’t talk about any of this ...
News Niger » Niamey » Government: An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity
Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday.The Austrian woman, identified as Eva ...
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Niger imposes curfew on petrol sales amid national fuel shortage
Petrol stations are not allowed to sell fuel between nine at night and six in the morning to enable suppliers to restock them.
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Niger Fuel Shortage Reaches Niamey, What It Means
Niger fuel shortage hit Niamey on October 18, 2026, with daily refinery output roughly 1.4 million litres below demand. Here is what it means.
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Islamic State Terrorist Attack on Niger Airport Potentially More Deadly Than Government Revealed
Islamic State’s attack on the airport in Niger‘s capital Niamey last week may have been more severe than the Nigerien government claimed, according to recent reports and a video released by a media ...
News Niger » Niamey » Government: Coup d’état in Niger: Is Niamey-Cotonou corridor a lost cause?
A major player in American economic diplomacy on the continent, the American agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has announced that it is suspending its funding to Niger, including funds for ...