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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 » Social: Niger: Gunfire and explosions heard in Niamey
Gunfire and explosions were heard overnight from Friday 28 to Saturday 29 August in several parts of Niger’s capital, Niamey, including around the military base next to the international airport.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control
Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential palace, after the city was rocked by hours ...
News Niger » Niamey » Social: US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization said Friday. Kevin Rideout “is in good health in the care of U.S. officials,” SIM ...
News Niger » Niamey » Social: American missionary Kevin Rideout released after more than 9 months in captivity in Niger
Kevin Rideout was held captive for nine months after being kidnapped just 150 feet from Niger's presidential palace in the capital city of Niamey.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny rocks capital
Local residents heard gunfire and explosions on Saturday in Niger’s capital, Niamey, near a military base at an international airport which was attacked twice this year by jihadists.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Niger's military 'gradually regaining control' after mutiny at military base
FILE - A view of a street in Niamey, Niger, Wednesday, July. 24, 2024.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: 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 » Social: Niger junta says it is back in control after attempted coup
Niamey airport and the presidential palace were targeted on Saturday, as well as the national television station, which went off the air for just over an hour.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivity
American missionary Kevin Rideout has been released after more than nine months in captivity in Niger, but details of how he was freed remain unclear.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Niger: Tiani Resurfaces to Chair Council of Ministers in First Public Appearance Since Niamey Mutiny
Niger 39;s Council of Ministers held its regular weekly session on Friday, September 4, 2026, under the chairmanship of President General Abdourahamane Tiani marking the junta leader 39;s first public ...