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West African leaders recognise Niger’s junta but say sanctions will remain

West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognised the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the country would remain even as they initiate steps for a “short” period of transition to civilian rule. A ...

10 Dec 2023 at 18:14

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West African nations threaten force if Niger’s president is not reinstated

West African nations have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the country’s democratically elected president and have threatened to use force if the demands are not met. The announcement came at the end of an emergency meeting of West ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:38

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West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger

Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger’s flailing democracy. The Ecowas bloc said it has directed a “standby force” to restore ...

11 Aug 2023 at 17:07

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Niger’s junta rulers ‘ask for help from Russian group Wagner’

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, according ...

05 Aug 2023 at 10:53

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Niger’s neighbours running out of options as chiefs consider military force

West African defence chiefs met to discuss the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored their deadline to step down. It means that the region’s countries are left with few options in their effort to restore democratic rule. Niger’s ...

18 Aug 2023 at 09:18

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International pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger

International pressure has mounted against leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the US “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation’s ...

04 Aug 2023 at 07:48

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Last-ditch diplomatic bid to find solution to Niger crisis

A delegation is expected to arrive in Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in the country after mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s president last month. The representatives from ...

19 Aug 2023 at 10:59

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Military junta in Burkina Faso sacks prime minister and dissolves government

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree on Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The military’s leader, Ibrahim Traore, ...

06 Dec 2024 at 22:25

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African Union suspends Niger until ‘restoration of constitutional order’

The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup. The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:57

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Scramble of last-ditch diplomacy to find peaceful solution to Niger crisis

A delegation from regional nations arrived in Niger on Saturday in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country’s president last month. The representatives ...

19 Aug 2023 at 20:50

First group of British nationals evacuated from Niger after military coup

The first group of British nationals has been evacuated from Niger after a military coup took place in the African state, the Foreign Secretary has said. James Cleverly confirmed in a tweet that the evacuation ...

02 Aug 2023 at 21:03

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Niger’s military junta says it is severing military ties with France

Niger’s military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key ambassadors and warning citizens of the West African nation ...

04 Aug 2023 at 13:27

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