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An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile. By Adam Nossiter Hama Amadou, a West African politician who alternated ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Niger political veterans face off in presidential vote
Niger voted Sunday in a presidential run-off between two political heavyweights that is set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country’s history. But the ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Niger's junta frees dozens of former officials detained after 2023 coup, but not Bazoum
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger's military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained after a coup in 2023 as part of what the military authorities describe as part of ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Niger: Latest Niamey Airport Attack Tests Niger Junta As Terror Groups 'Adapt'
Niamey airport was attacked for the second time this year on 18 June, with 13 people killed, in an assault that illustrated how jihadist groups are changing their methods to test Niger's security ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: US begins pulling military equipment from Niger ahead of withdrawal deadline
The US began pulling military equipment and additional personnel out of Niger on Friday after waiting months for the ruling military junta to approve US military flights into the country, the US ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: The Niger-Benin Rift Spells More Trouble for West Africa
Interim Malian President Col. Assimi Goita, interim Nigerien President Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani and interim Burkina Faso President Capt. Ibrahim Traore take part in the first summit of the Alliance of ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Political uncertainty worries Niger investors
NIAMEY, May 27 (Reuters) - Niger's decision to dissolve parliament has worried investors already closely watching a debate over whether the president can extend his rule of the uranium exporter, ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: US troops, equipment will depart from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troops ordered out of ...