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The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members of his own guard.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that the new law was not as significant as critics claimed

The situation in Niger remained fluid on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum at the presidential palace in Niamey. FRANCE 24 spoke with Danielle Resnick, a political scientist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa at the Brookings Institution, about how a military coup could affect…

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has exhorted budding civil servants to work for the welfare of the common man. Only then would democracy acquire a greater meaning, he said

Supporters of the coup ransack and set fire to headquarters of ruling party in the capital Niamey

The end of apartheid in 1994 and advent of constitutional democracy resulted in major societal changes in South Africa. The aim was to forge a “united and democratic” society. The new nation was to be based on justice and human rights.

Wednesday’s events marks the fifth coup in the West African nation’s history since it gained independence from France.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accuses PM Modi of tarnishing democracy by not speaking in Parliament, dubs government a "blot on humanity" for "indifference" towards Manipur. He said the burning of Manipur is a "black chapter" for the country and the government is a "blot on humanity" for not taking care…

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi visited Sri Vaikunta Perumal temple in Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram district. He was amazed by the temple inscriptions that showed evidence of a vibrant democracy over one thousand years ago, feeling proud and humbled.