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Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

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Niger open to ECOWAS support on matters of security, minister says

Niger wants to reopen dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the representative of the junta in power in Niamey told his neighbours at the Peace and Security Forum in Lomé, Togo.

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Niger's deposed president Bazoum is with family and doing well

A relative of the outsted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum said that while he is is still being held in the capital Niamey, he is with his family and in safety.

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Niger military rulers order UN official out as US cuts aid

Niger's post-coup military rulers have demanded that the United Nations coordinator in the West African country leave Niger before Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

US cuts Niger aid by more than $500 million as France starts troop pullout

France has begun withdrawing troops from Niger after being ordered out by coup leaders as the United States on Tuesday cut off more than $500 million in assistance to the insurgency-hit Sahel nation.

France 24

France to begin withdrawing troops from Niger this week

France's Armed Forces Ministry says the 1,500 French troops stationed in Niger will start withdrawing from border areas this week. The French base in the capital, Niamey, will be decommissioned by the end of the year, following French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement last month of an end to military cooperation…

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US mulls military options as France prepares troop withdrawal from Niger

The United States has said it will "evaluate" its next steps on the crisis in Niger after France announced a full troop withdrawal by the end of 2023, as demanded by the as demanded by the military junta in Niamey.

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Allies of Niger’s deposed president see hope in French retreat

Advisers of detained Mohamed Bazoum say French withdrawal removes coup leaders’ pretext for power grab

The Guardian - UK

Uncertainty for French soldiers in Niger, confined to barracks after coup

When a junta seized power in Niger on 26 July, joint military operations against jihadists between Niger and France were suspended. French troops, ordered to stay in their barracks, face an uncertain future as diplomatic wrangling over a possible pull-out continues.

Radio France Internationale

ECOWAS commissioner says 'not discussing' transition with Niger junta

Exactly six weeks after the coup in Niger, FRANCE 24 interviewed Abdel-Fatau Musah, the West African bloc ECOWAS's Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security. He insisted that ECOWAS was not discussing any kind of transition with the junta in Niamey and that instead the bloc continued to demand the…

France 24

Niger PM looks to mend bridges with Ecowas, promises 'swift withdrawal' of French troops

Niger's military-appointed prime minister has said he sees hopes of a deal with the Economic Communuity of West African States (Ecowas) – that threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July – with "exchanges" reportedly also underway between French forces in Niamey and the Nigerien…

Radio France Internationale

Thousands rally in Niger calling for withdrawal of French troops

Thousands rallied Saturday in the Niger capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized power in July.

Radio France Internationale

Who blinks first? France defies Niger coup leaders' ultimatum

After Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso, this time it feels like it's personal. France's president took on all-comers in his annual address on Monday to his ambassadors in Paris: insisting his man in Niamey is staying put, defying an ultimatum from Niger's coup leaders and ruing what Emmanuel Macron sees…

France 24

No, this video shows neither Nigerien nor Nigerian forces at their shared border

A video of a military convoy circulating online claims to show both Niger and Nigeria’s troops travelling to their shared border, at a time when the countries share tensions -- due to Lagos heading the ECOWAS bloc that's threatening to forcibly overturn the military coup in Niamey. In this edition…

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French envoy still in Niger despite ultimatum, protests

France's ambassador to Niger is still in the country despite an ultimatum from coup leaders to leave his post, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. The decision comes against a backdrop of anti-French protests over the weekend.

Al Jazeera

Niger puts military on ‘maximum alert’ over ECOWAS attack fears

Move comes as thousands gather at a stadium in the capital Niamey in support of the coup-makers.

France 24

France says Niger's junta has 'no authority' to ask ambassador to leave

Paris on Friday said Niger's "putschists have no authority" to ask their ambassador in Niamey to leave after the military rulers who seized control in Niger on July 26 gave the French ambassador 48 hours to quit the country.

Al Jazeera

Pro-coup rally in Niger after threat of military intervention

Demonstrators chant slogans against former colonial power France and ECOWAS after military action threat.

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West African delegation meets ousted president in coup-hit Niger

A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger and met ousted president Mohamed Bazoum on Saturday, as they sought a peaceful rather than military solution to the country's woes after army officers seized power in a coup.

Al Jazeera

Niger coup leader proposes a three-year transition of power

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

Radio France Internationale

West African mission lands in coup-hit Niger for talks

The delegation led by former Nigerian president Abdulsalami Abubakar flew into the capital early afternoon on Saturday, a day after Ecowas military chiefs announced they were ready to intervene to reinstate the ousted president.

Al Jazeera

Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation meets deposed president, military govt leader

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

France 24

ECOWAS delegation meets Niger’s President Bazoum with military-appointed PM

An ECOWAS delegation in Niger on Saturday met with ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the presence of the military-appointed prime minister, Ali Zeine, and a member of the junta, according to FRANCE 24’s correspondent. The meeting came hours after the delegation arrived in Niger’s capital Niamey in a fresh bid…

The Guardian - UK

Niger coup backers call for mass mobilisation amid military threat from regional bloc

As Ecowas chiefs prepare to meet to discuss possible action against junta, civic group says ‘we need to be ready’

The Independent UK

Nigeriens prepare for war against regional countries threatening to invade, 3 weeks into the coup

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president

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