(VOVWORLD) - Niger’s military-appointed Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine on Tuesday accused France of plotting to assassinate ministers and other public figures in Niger
(VOVWORLD) - Niger has accepted an Algerian offer to mediate in its political crisis, Algeria's foreign ministry said on Monday
(VOVWORLD) - Niger army officials are now in talks with France and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on a number of issues related to the recent coup in Niger....
(VOVWORLD) - Ali Lamine Zeine, Niger’s Prime Minister appointed by the military junta in power, said Moday at a press conference in the capital Niamey, that his armed forces are...
(VOVWORLD) - Niger's military junta on Wednesday decided to lift the curfew imposed after the coup d'etat toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, and announced the cancellation of all security and...
(VOVWORLD) - Algeria is proposing an initiative to resolve the political crisis in neighboring Niger with a six-month transition period led by a civilian, Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said on...
(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of supporters of the junta in Niger dispersed on Monday after two consecutive days of rallying outside the French Embassy in Niamey while security forces have been deployed...
(VOVWORLD) - The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence...
(VOVWORLD) - France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Friday rejected a recent request by Niger’s junta for French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours...
(VOVWORLD) - Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso's armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday,...
(VOVWORLD) - Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of Western States (ECOWAS), said Monday that ECOWAS has rejected the Niger junta’s three...
(VOVWORLD) - The dialogue on Sunday in Niamey between representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Niger military junta fell into a stalemate, making the atmosphere...
(VOVWORLD) - A delegation from West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday met Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and held talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani in Niamey...
(VOVWORLD) - The new US ambassador to Niger, Kathleen FitzGibbon, will arrive in Niamey to begin work this week, the State Department said on Wednesday
(VOVWORLD) - Nigerien citizens launched a nationwide recruitment campaign to gather thousands of civilian volunteers to assist the army in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional bloc....
(VOVWORLD) - West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana’s capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup
(VOVWORLD) - “It’s over for Bazoum. You should forget him. It’s over. Trying to bring him back to power is a waste of time,” said Insa Garba Seydou, a...
(VOVWORLD) - The military government of Niger on Friday put its armed forces on alert and at the same time deploying additional personnel and weapons to the capital of Niamey to...
(VOVWORLD) - Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the new ruling junta defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted...
(VOVWORLD) - West African countries and global powers hope there is still a window of opportunity for mediation with Niger's coup leaders before a Thursday summit that could agree on...