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Mutiny began at a military base in Niamey and spread to area near the presidential palace and state broadcaster.
News Niger » Niamey » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Niger coup plot exposes deepening fractures in Tiani’s army
The 29 August mutiny has put Abdourahamane Tiani’s counterterrorism strategy under renewed scrutiny, as jihadist violence continues to ravage western Niger’s Tillabéri region. Our maps chart the ...
News Niger » Niamey » Security: 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 » Security: Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger's mutiny
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said recently the country is ready to offer its support to African countries in their fight against terrorism. But countries are likely to be cautious about any ...
News Niger » Niamey » Security: 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 » Security: Mutiny in Niger: Russia, AES and the Limits of Propaganda
The attempted mutiny in Niger has exposed the widening gap between the junta’s rhetoric of sovereignty and its reliance on Russia’s Africa Corps for regime protection, raising deeper questions ...
News Niger » Niamey » Security: Niger's security forces battle mutinous soldiers in the capital
Soldiers in Niger have rebelled against officers at a key military base, firing at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey. Authorities reported sustained gunfire and explosions overnight into ...
News Niger » Niamey » Security: Attackers target Niger's Niamey airport and presidency perimeter, sources say
DAKAR, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger's capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not ...
News Niger » Niamey » Security: Niger accuses France of orchestrating failed military mutiny at Niamey base
Niger’s military authorities increasingly blame France and President Macron for inciting a August mutiny and widening regional blame to unnamed neighbours, while France rejects the accusations as ...