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African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup

The African Union said it has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country. It comes a week after mutinous soldiers ousted democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore in a coup, citing his ...

31 Jan 2022 at 15:25

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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 from the West African regional ...

19 Aug 2023 at 20:50

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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 after mutinous soldiers ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:57

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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 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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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 the West ...

19 Aug 2023 at 10:59

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Niger coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed leader for ‘high treason’

Niger’s mutinous soldiers say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security, hours after they said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the mounting ...

14 Aug 2023 at 07:11

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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 ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:38

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Niger crisis deepens as more European nations evacuate

A French military transport plane carrying Europeans left Niger on Tuesday in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders. ...

01 Aug 2023 at 20:44

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 process was ...

02 Aug 2023 at 21:03

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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 ...

05 Aug 2023 at 10:53

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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 to ...

04 Aug 2023 at 13:27

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