Talks between regional bloc and Niger's junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press
An official present at talks between Niger’s mutinous soldiers and a delegation from West Africa’s regional bloc tells The Associated Press that talks Saturday yielded little and that the soldiers are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France.
11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger
An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup.
Niger's neighbors running out of options as defense chiefs meet to discuss potential military force
West African defense chiefs are meeting to discuss the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored their deadline to step down, leaving the region’s countries with few options in their effort to restore democratic rule.
First major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in Niger, fueling Western fears
Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup by the elite presidential guard last month is weakening a rare ally against jihadi violence in West Africa’s Sahel.
An activist tied to Niger's junta says its leaders won't hold talks until the region recognizes them
A local activist in Niger with ties to the military regime says the only way to avoid conflict in the country between mutinous soldiers that ousted the president and regional nations who are threatening an invasion to reinstate him, is to recognize the new regime as the ones in power.
Western officials: Niger junta warned they'd kill deposed president after any military intervention
Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press.
A deadline arrives for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Citizens cheer and fear what's next
The deadline has arrived for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means.
Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat
An analyst says Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc.
West Africa defense chiefs finalize Niger intervention plan as junta negotiations deadlock
Defense chiefs from West African nations finalized an intervention plan and urged militaries to ready resources after negotiations deadlocked with Niger’s military junta, which says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler.
Niger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for more than 25 million people
Neighboring nations are levying economic sanctions over a coup last week that toppled one of the West’s last democratic partners against West African extremists, and families in one of the world’s poorest nations could pay the price.
French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital
Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd.
African Union gives 15-day ultimatum to Niger junta to end regime but soldiers seek continuity
The African Union has asked the junta that overthrew the democratically elected government of Niger to return to barracks within 15 days just as the soldiers, facing growing international pressure, met with senior civil servants to discuss how to run the West African country.
Blinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the country's president this week threatens Washington's economic support to the African nation.
Niger's president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup
Niger’s president defiantly declared that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup because of the West African country’s deteriorating security situation.
Niger government confirms military coup attempt thwarted
FILE- In this April 4, 2019 file photo, Niger's President Elect Mohamed Bazoum is photographed at a G7 meeting in Paris, France. Niger's government says Wednesday March 31, 2021 that an attempted military coup was thwarted overnight at the presidential palace by security forces. The coup attempt took place just two days before Bazoum's inauguration, raising fears of more violence in the coming days. The coup attempt raises fear of more violence coinciding with newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum’s inauguration on Friday. Several people have been arrested in connection with the coup attempt while “others linked to the events are being actively sought,” government spokesman Abdourahmane Zakaria said Wednesday afternoon.