Niger was slapped with more sanctions on Tuesday, hours after its new military leaders rejected the latest diplomatic mission aimed at restoring constitutional order following a July 26 coup. According... read more →
West African leaders scheduled a summit for Thursday to discuss the Niger junta's rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president, as the United States sent a top official... read more →
Niger's junta revoked a raft of military cooperation agreements with France. This is a decision that could drastically reshape a fight against Islamist insurgents in the region after the ouster... read more →
China's foreign ministry says it believes Niger and other regional countries have the wisdom and capability to find a "political resolution" to the current situation, referring to last week's coup... read more →
Benin says that work on a major oil pipeline linking it with neighbouring Niger has not been impacted by sanctions imposed on Niamey. The measures were put in place by... read more →
West African defense chiefs conclude a two-day meeting on Thursday. There they discussed last week's coup in Niger - talks they have promised will send a strong message about their... read more →
Hundreds marched through major Nigerian cities on Wednesday. This was on the first day of a nationwide strike to protest at the removal of a petrol subsidy and demand a... read more →