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Niger is a member of ECOWAS, which has already suspended Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso from membership due to successful coups in recent years. Bola Tinubu , President of Nigeria , was appointed Chairman of ECOWAS on 9 July 2023 and warned that they will not allow another coup in the region and would take up these issues with the African Union ...
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum.Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, after confirming the success of the coup.
Despite Niger’s status as one of the poorest countries in the world, it is a major global supplier of natural uranium. Pro-junta demonstrators set the French Embassy in Niamey on fire on Sunday ...
The image of pro-coup protesters in Niger, gathered outside the French embassy in the capital city of Niamey, chanting “down with France” and proudly displaying Russian flags, will undoubtedly ...
(Reuters) - Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum was toppled by a military junta on July 26. The imprisoned leader faces possible high treason charges over his exchanges with foreign heads of ...
September 5: France and Niger's military government begin talks on the possible withdrawal of French troops from the West African country. [20] September 16: The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso sign a mutual defense pact named the Alliance of Sahel States in case of internal rebellion or external military aggression. [21]
On the frontline of efforts to reverse the coup in Niger is its longtime ally Nigeria, which has West Africa’s largest military strength of 223,000 personnel — 22 times that of Niger’s ...
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday he is being held hostage by the country’s military as he warned in a Washington Post op-ed that the junta’s power grab could have ...