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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. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: Niger mutiny in Niamey crushed with Russian support as junta regains control
A mutiny by soldiers in Niamey was crushed after loyalist forces, backed by Russian troops, retook key sites. The flare-up exposed deep strains within Niger's junta as insecurity and anger in the ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: 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 » Life: Surviving in Niamey: Malian refugees struggle to get by in the big city
NIAMEY, Niger, November 1 (UNHCR) - At the beginning of this year, Omar was studying to become a French teacher in Timbuktu. Today, he is a refugee in neighbouring Niger and working as a tailor to ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: Niger Niamey Attack Expands Target Scope
Gunfire and explosions rocked Niamey as attackers targeted Diori Hamani International Airport and attempted to breach the presidency perimeter, with Base 101 hit again and forces saying the situation ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: A year has passed since Niger's dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to make a dramatic announcement of a coup, they said they deposed the West African nation's ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: Violent attack as Niger votes in presidential runoff
Niger experts have warned that elections could see violence as the country battles rising militant attacks where thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced despite the ...