Critics says U.S. forces 'completely blind' in Niger after losing surveillance bases, hampering rescue efforts for kidnapped ...

More than two months after elements of the military seized power in Niger, the Biden administration is close to officially designating the overthrow of the country ...

Russia is in talks to purchase around 1,000 tonnes of uranium from Niger in a deal valued at approximately $170mn, according to French security assessments cited by Le Monde. The reported negotiations ...

A coup in July 2023 rattled Niger’s political scene, leading to widespread instability and accelerating the nation’s existing humanitarian plight. Tensions between the new military regime and ...

The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) has released the official results of last Saturday’s local ...

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has submitted the names of 30 proposed new commissioners to the State House of ...

An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the fragile nation of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army, sources said.

Niger's coup leaders said Monday they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security. The announcement was made on state television by Colonel-Major ...

Mohamed Bazoum was toppled as president more than two years after he took office Niger's military leader has refused to release the country's deposed president in exchange for sanctions being lifted.

Niger's ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum has extended his lead in the race for the presidency after Sunday's election, according to results from more than half of constituencies published by the ...

Niger’s junta partially closed the country’s airspace, warning of an attack by a “foreign power” as a deadline passed on Sunday to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The deadline, imposed by ...

Ex-Niger Gov Aliyu highlights the Nnamdi Azikiwe legacy, recalling his political compromises to ensure Nigeria's unity at the ...