The Latest Breaking News from Niamey

Niger junta is open to diplomacy, say Nigerian scholars

Coup leaders in Niger are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa's regional bloc, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said on Sunday after meeting the junta in Niamey. The delegation of religious leaders from Nigeria met with the junta-appointed Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine…

France 24 · Aug 13, 2023

Defiant leaders of Niger coup confident of holding on to power

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023

MEA asks Indian nationals in Niger to leave country

Ministry of External Affairs has issued an advisory asking Indian nationals whose presence is not essential in Niger to leave the country as soon as possible, following the coup in the African nation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 11, 2023

Mali, Burkina Faso send joint delegation to Niamey ‘in solidarity’ with Niger

Mali and Burkina Faso will send a joint official delegation to coup-hit Niger on Monday in a show of solidarity between the nations – all of whom are ruled by juntas. Meanwhile regional bloc Ecowas said an immediate military intervention to restore Niger's toppled president was not envisaged.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2023

Defiance, fear in Niger as ECOWAS deadline looms

ECOWAS ultimatum for Niger coup leaders to restore deposed president or risk intervention is set to expire on Sunday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2023

Who is the man filmed being attacked in Niamey after the coup d'état in Niger?

Since August 1, a number of pro-junta accounts have been sharing a video they say shows a deposed Nigerien minister being assaulted in the streets of Niamey after the coup d'état. But, in fact, the man in these videos is not a member of Niger's government, he is simply a…

France 24 · Aug 5, 2023

ECOWAS steps up pressure on Niger coup leaders

West African military chiefs on Friday said a plan for a possible military intervention in Niger if coup leaders do not stand down has been made. Earlier, France rejected the Niger junta's move to scrap bilateral military pacts, saying only Niger’s "legitimate" leadership was entitled to do so. The news…

France 24 · Aug 3, 2023

Security fears as throngs of Niger coup supporters hit the streets

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.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2023

Niger junta cancels France military ties as Biden calls for Bazoum’s release

US statement comes as ousted president says he is being held hostage and calls on international community to restore order

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

France asks Niger forces to guarantee embassy safety as protests hit capital

France has asked Niger's new junta to "fully guarantee" the safety of its embassy in Niamey on Thursday hours before hundreds of pro-military protesters took the sreets of the capital following last week's coup.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2023