Niger News » Niamey News Niger » Niamey » Politics: 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 » Politics: Niger’s junta marks three years amid rising violence and lost freedoms
Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Gunfire, blasts in Niamey as soldiers mutiny in Niger’s capital
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Niger's Presidential Palace in Niamey [File: AFP] A group of soldiers in Niger has rebelled against officers at a key military ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Confederal Parliamentary Sessions of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Open in Niamey
The first confederal parliamentary sessions of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are opening in Niamey, Niger, on 24 August 2026, marking an important step in ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s capital of Niamey on Sunday appeared calm with normalcy restored after a day of unrest as aggrieved soldiers staged a mutiny that threatened the ruling military junta ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Niger mutiny in Niamey crushed with Russian support as junta regains control
Niger's capital Niamey appeared calm on Sunday, with normal life returning a day after young soldiers staged a mutiny that posed a serious challenge to the ruling military junta before being pushed ...
News Niger » Niamey » Politics: Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
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 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.