Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of US troops remainThe arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about three weeks ago came in the wake of Niger's decision to order out all US ...
03 May, 2024, 09.06 AM IST
Niger ends security and defence partnerships with the EUNiger's military leaders announced the termination of two EU security missions, opting to strengthen military ties with Russia. They ended ...
05 Dec, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
Niger demands French troops, envoy depart as deadlines passThe developments come after French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the ruling junta’s demand to recall his ambassador a month after a co...
03 Sep, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
Niger Coup: Niamey court overturns jail sentence for head of group supporting junta amid military rule; Know what happenedOnly last month, the landscape of Niger underwent a dramatic shift when members of the presidential guard staged a coup, taking control fro...
15 Aug, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Niger coup can blight Chinese investments in Africa’s Sahel regionChina is the second largest investor in Niger after France and in the last two decades, it has pumped in huge amount in the landlocked West...
13 Aug, 2023, 06.46 AM IST
MEA asks Indian nationals in Niger to leave country after coup in African nationThe Ministry of External Affairs has advised Indian nationals to leave Niger as soon as possible due to the ongoing political unrest follow...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum living without electricity and is running out of food, only has rice and canned goods left to eatAs the political standoff in Niger continues, the plight of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and his family highlights the dire consequence...
09 Aug, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
UAE sends military vehicles to ChadChad is a neighbour of Niger, where a coup late last month toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel region...
06 Aug, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
France to start evacuating French, EU citizens from NigerFrance has announced it will evacuate French and other European citizens from Niger following the military coup last week, making it the se...
01 Aug, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Antony Blinken calls for release of ousted Niger PresidentLeaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as head of state on Friday, saying they had ousted Bazoum.
29 Jul, 2023, 10.39 PM IST
Niger general who led coup asks for support from the people and international partnersVarious factions of Niger's military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohame...
28 Jul, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Who is Mohamed Bazoumi, are Islamist jihadist forces behind his ouster?Niger President Mohamed Bazoumi has been deposed and kept at an unknown place by the army. What has happened in the country?
28 Jul, 2023, 01.05 AM IST
Coup in Niger, military officers oust Presiden Mohamed Bazoum; curfew imposed, land & air border closedMohamed Bazoum, Niger's pro-Western and democratically elected leader, rose to power in 2021, but now faces a coup attempt by the President...
27 Jul, 2023, 10.51 AM IST
US ties with Niger will depend on democratic governance, rule of law: US State Secy Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke to Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and stressed that Washington's further cooperat...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Mutinous Niger soldiers claim to have overthrown presidentIn a televised address late Wednesday, Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane said: "We, the defence and security forces... have decided to put an ...
27 Jul, 2023, 07.29 AM IST
Boko Haram militants kill 92 Chadian soldiers: PresidentThe soldiers were attacked on Monday on the island village of Boma in the swampy Lake Chad zone in the west of the country, where the armie...
25 Mar, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
- Joint mission to assess post-coup situation in Niger: UN
A joint mission from the United Nations, African Union and Economic Community of West African States will visit Niger on Sunday to assess t...
21 Feb, 2010, 02.16 AM IST