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FILE - Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather at the start of a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference in Niamey, Niger, Aug. 3, 2023. The French troops being forced out…

CNN  —  Military officers in Gabon declared they were seizing power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a stunning coup on Wednesday, threatening the family’s half-century…

Published on Aug 06, 2023 08:33 AM IST French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that the Niger coup will undermine the fight against terror in Africa's Sahel region. Lecornu accused Junta of taking 'hostage the entire…

SAM MEDNICK, Associated Press 18 mins ago NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key…

The US joins European countries in calling for citizens to evacuate after Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown.The United States has ordered all non-emergency government personnel to temporarily evacuate its embassy in Niger,…

(Reuters) - The first plane carrying French nationals and citizens of other European countries evacuated from Niger landed in Paris on Wednesday, according to Reuters journalists at the airport.The flight, which France chartered, left…

ECOWAS bloc gives ultimatum to Niger's new military leadersPro-coup protesters burn French flags in NiameyMilitary takeover was Sahel region's seventh since 2020From Paris, Niger's PM says sanctions would be disastrousNIAMEY/ABUJA, July…

NIAMEY, Niger — A State Department official said Saturday that the attempted military coup in Niger has been marked by “confusion, shifting alliances and fluidity,” and that uncertainty is one reason the U.S. government has not declared…

The United States will work to ensure full restoration of constitutional order in Niger after the military takeover, the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a phone call late on Friday,…

CNN  —  A Niger general, Abdourahamane Tiani, appeared on state television as the country’s new leader following a…