Niger | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Stay on top of Niger latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
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Niger | AP News
WEBHeavy rains and floods killed 21 people and affected over 6,000 since the end of May, a public official announced on Thursday evening. 8 people died by drowning and 13 after their homes collapsed, the Director General of Civil Protection of Niger, Colonel Boubacar Bako, said on national television. June 21.
Blindsided: Hours before the coup in Niger, U.S. diplomats ... - NBC News
WEBTwo weeks before the coup in Niger, the democratically elected president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, who was forced into exile by his country’s past military rulers, vowed to defend democracy.
Pentagon Hands Over Last Base in Niger as Extremism Spreads in …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · The U.S. military turned over control of its last base in Niger to local forces on Monday, ending a yearslong counterterrorism mission in the West African country even as violent extremism...
U.S. sees 'narrow opportunity' to reverse coup in Niger as ... - NBC News
WEBAug 1, 2023 · NIAMEY, Niger — The United States still sees a “narrow” window of opportunity to reverse a military takeover in Niger, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, as Chad’s leader met with the...
Niger’s junta isn’t backing down, and a ... - Associated Press News
WEBUpdated 11:00 AM PDT, August 5, 2023. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Regional mediation efforts to reverse the coup in Niger and restore its democracy collapsed as soon as they started. Tensions have escalated as the Sunday deadline nears for possible military intervention by other West African countries.
Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to …
WEBAug 12, 2023 · Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered troops deployed to restore Niger’s flailing democracy.
Military in Niger Announces Coup After Soldiers Detain President
WEBJuly 26, 2023. Military officers in the West African nation of Niger ousted the country’s president on Wednesday, they said in an address on national television, throwing into uncertainty the...
Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring ... - CNN
WEBAug 7, 2023 · Niger ’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential military intervention, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta...