(VOVWORLD) - The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence...
(VOVWORLD) - Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso's armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday,...
(VOVWORLD) - Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of Western States (ECOWAS), said Monday that ECOWAS has rejected the Niger junta’s three...
(VOVWORLD) - The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail, a senior official told army chiefs who were...
(VOVWORLD) - The new US ambassador to Niger, Kathleen FitzGibbon, will arrive in Niamey to begin work this week, the State Department said on Wednesday
(VOVWORLD) - A group of Nigerian Islamic scholars who met Niger’s coup leader said Sunday that the junta agreed to hold talks and resolve a standoff with West African leaders
(VOVWORLD) - “It’s over for Bazoum. You should forget him. It’s over. Trying to bring him back to power is a waste of time,” said Insa Garba Seydou, a...
(VOVWORLD) - The military government of Niger on Friday put its armed forces on alert and at the same time deploying additional personnel and weapons to the capital of Niamey to...
(VOVWORLD) - Niger was slapped with more sanctions on Tuesday, hours after its new military leaders rejected the latest diplomatic mission aimed at restoring constitutional order following a July 26 coup
(VOVWORLD) - French authorities on Friday rejected a recent announcement by Niger’s juntas on revoking Niger’s military cooperation agreements with France, and promised to work with the US...
(VOVWORLD) - Niger’s junta revoked a raft of military cooperation agreements with France on Thursday - a decision that could drastically reshape a fight against Islamist insurgents in the region after...
(VOVWORLD) - Germany on Monday announced its suspension of financial aid and cooperation with Niger following last week’s military coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, adding that additional measures may...
(VOVWORLD) - The political situation in Niger is drawing international attention after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the army and a military junta, set up by the coup, arrested several members of the Constitutional...
(VOVWORLD) - West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week
(VOVWORLD) - The European Union on Saturday announced that all security cooperation actions and financial support to Niger are suspended indefinitely with immediate effect after military leaders this week overthrew the...
(VOVWORLD) - The international community continues to express concern over developments in Niger
(VOVWORLD) - The entrance to Niger's Presidential Palace in the capital Niamey was blocked by the presidential guard Wednesday. Niger President Mohamed Bazoum appears to have been detained in a...
(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas stated their mutual commitment to the further progressive development of the Russia-Palestine traditionally friendly relations in a telephone...
(VOVWORLD) - An agreement on Sweden joining NATO could be reached in time for a summit of the alliance next month in Lithuania, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday...
(VOVWORLD) -French President Emmanuel Macron said he is determined to enact a pension reform bill by the end of this year to deal with a rapidly aging population, which has...