JOHANNESBURG — Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country, suffering from instability and economic sanctions that followed a military coup earlier this year. Bare is one of several African […]
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The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed former President, Mohamed Bazoum, to escape from custody. The former president attempted to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, a military spokesman said. There were plans for the group to fly out […]
The West African country of Niger is among the world’s most deadly for attacks by jihadists. Following a military coup in July, there are fears a decision to order 1,500 French troops in the country to leave may further embolden insurgents. The BBC’s Mayeni Jones gained rare access to Niger […]
(Bloomberg) — President Emmanuel Macron said French troops will leave Niger by year’s end, bowing to the demands of a junta in the former colony after a coup that upended France’s strategy in Africa. Most Read from Bloomberg Withdrawing France’s roughly 1,500 troops marks a reversal for Macron, who previously […]
CNN — France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, marking the latest major development amid high tensions between the two countries since a military junta seized control of Niger in July. “We are putting an end to our […]
Emmanuel Macron has announced today that France will end its military presence in Niger amid pressure from the former French colony. France has had 1,500 troops stationed in Niger since the democratically elected president was ousted in a coup in July. They will now be gradually pulled out, likely by […]
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during the National Roundtable on Diplomacy at the foreign ministry in Paris, Thursday, March 16, 2023. France’s Foreign Ministry is undertaking a sweeping review of its vast diplomatic corps, an effort driven by President Emmanuel Macron to adapt French diplomacy to 21st century […]
Emmanuel Macron has said France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military cooperation with Niger following a coup. “France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France,” the president said. He added that military cooperation was “over” and […]