The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell has emphasised the distinction between the coups d’état in Niger and Gabon, stressing that the latter, which resulted in the removal of President Ali Bongo, occurred after elections marred by “irregularities”. Military plotters deposed incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday, shortly after he […]
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France’s ambassador has remained in Niger despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed in a defiant speech. Ambassador Sylvain Itte had been ordered to go amid rapidly deteriorating bilateral ties. But hours after the coup leaders’ deadline had passed, the […]
My country Niger is never normally “front page news” but that all changed on 26 July. Rumours started to circulate that there had been a coup at the presidential palace. I immediately got to work, tapping up contacts, trying to establish the facts. I didn’t have to wait long – […]
Niger’s junta said on Friday it had ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours, as relations between the west African country and its former colonial ruler deteriorated further. The junta-appointed foreign ministry said the decision to expel the ambassador was a response to actions taken […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighboring Sudan and Niger that could spill over into the oil-rich North African nation, the country’s U.N. special envoy said Tuesday. Abdoulaye Bathily told the U.N. Security Council that political divisions in […]
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The U.N. is spending over 20 times more money than usual on fuel for generators to keep millions of vaccines in Niger from spoiling due to incessant power cuts. The outages are the result of severe economic and travel sanctions imposed by regional countries after mutinous […]
Niger’s coup leader has promised to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani made the announcement after meeting mediators from the West African regional bloc Ecowas in the capital, Niamey. Ecowas has threatened military action to reverse last month’s overthrow of President Mohamed […]
The Foreign Office has temporarily withdrawn its staff from Niger after a military take-over led to unrest and Wagner Group mercenaries targeting the unstable African country. Announcing the withdrawal in its latest travel update, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) warned Britons against all travel to Niger for security […]