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Abdourahmane Tchiani warns that any military intervention in Niger ‘will not be a walk in the park’ for those involved.

Soldiers who overthrew the democratically elected president in July have quickly entrenched themselves in power.

Charges against Mohamed Bazoum come hours after a Nigerian delegation said Niger’s coup leaders were open to diplomacy.

Nigerian Islamic scholars meet Niger coup leaders as regional bloc ECOWAS explores options to restore civilian rule.

Analysts says key figures in new regime were underestimated as elected president remains confined to residence

West African leaders expected to meet on Thursday to discuss response to generals who have deposed Niger’s president.

Victoria Nuland describes talks with coup leaders as ‘difficult’ as the US calls for ‘constitutional order’ in Niger.

Tinubu is reportedly seeking support to intervene against the ruling military in Niger, where a coup removed the gov’t.

The Kremlin’s comments come amid a pending regional military intervention and President Bazoum’s call for Western help.

France on Friday rejected a move by Niger's junta to scrap bilateral military pacts, saying only the west African country's "legitimate" leadership was entitled to do so. Meanwhile a regional Ecowas delegation quit the country after failing to secure the return to power of Niger's elected government.

Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger's capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western and African nations.