Junta leaders accuse French forces of distabilising Niger, France denies
Niger's military junta accused the French forces of violating its airspace, attacking a military camp and releasing "terrorists" to undermine...
West Africa
Niger military head appoints new Prime Minister
General Abdourahmane Tchiani, the head of the military junta in Niger has named a new prime minister following the 26...
Senegal frees, deports Ousmane Sonko’s French lawyer
Juan Branco, a French-Spanish lawyer representing Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was arrested and sentenced in Dakar over the...
Mali, Burkina Faso to deploy military mission to Niger as Italy calls for extension of deadline
Mali has announced a plan to send a joint military delegation with Burkina Faso to Niger in a clear show...
France ends development aid, budget support to Burkina Faso
The French government has suspended all development aid and budget support to Burkina Faso with immediate effect. The French Foreign...
Leading French lawyer for Senegalese main opposition leader jailed in Dakar
A leading French lawyer for the Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been imprisoned over various charges raised against him...
Niger closes airspace, cites threat of military intervention by ECOWAS bloc
The Republic of Niger has shut its airspace on Sunday till further notice, citing the ECOWAS threat of military action...
France pledges support for ECOWAS plan to prevent military in Niger
The French foreign ministry has announced that France will be supporting attempts by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to...
Just in: Niger military coup plotters seek Wagner’s help ahead ECOWAS deadline
As a deadline approaches ahead of possible regional military intervention by the ECOWAS bloc, Niger’s new military government has called...
Niger Coup: Senate kicks against military intervention, harps on Nigeria’s internal security
In what appears as a first major kick against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration, the Senate has rejected the...
