Dozens of soldiers killed in Niger by suspected terrorists
[ad_1] Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defence ministry said on Monday night, declaring a three-day national...
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France’s ambassador leaves Niger after standoff with junta
[ad_1] France’s ambassador in Niger was flown out of the country early on Wednesday morning, two security sources said, around one month after the military...
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Notorious Russian general, master spy duo organise in Africa after
[ad_1] In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to...
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French ambassador to Niger ‘held hostage’ in embassy, President Macron
[ad_1] President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France’s envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy and accused military rulers...
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France says citizen detained in Niger in wake of coup has been freed
[ad_1] A French citizen detained in Niger in the wake of a coup has been freed, the French foreign ministry announced on Thursday. Issued on:...
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US to move some troops from Niger’s capital as a ‘precautionary
[ad_1] The United States is moving some of its troops from a base in Niger’s capital Niamey – where rebel officers seized power in a July...
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ECOWAS commissioner says ‘not discussing’ any transition with Niger
[ad_1] Issued on: 06/09/2023 – 13:00 Exactly six weeks after the coup in Niger, FRANCE 24 interviewed Abdel-Fatau Musah, the West African bloc ECOWAS’s Commissioner...
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France confirms ‘talks’ with Niger junta over future of French troops
[ad_1] France’s army is holding “talks” with counterparts in Niger about “easing movements of French military resources” in the country following a July coup by...
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Thousands rally in Niger to demand the withdrawal of French troops
[ad_1] Thousands rallied Saturday in Niger’s capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized...
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Macron says he speaks ‘every day’ to Niger’s Bazoum, faces junta
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he spoke on a daily basis with Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been removed from power in...
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Niger junta revokes French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity, orders
[ad_1] Niger’s military junta said it revoked the diplomatic immunity of France’s ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a...
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Gabon coup attempt follows military takeovers in former French
[ad_1] A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on national television on Wednesday they had taken power and election results were annulled, just...