Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

Niger said Friday that it had suspended broadcasting by a major private TV channel and one of its journalists a day after it aired a report on the "performance" of the country's military-led ...

In custody since 2023, the deposed Niger president’s family is working with an American democracy activist to capture ...

Indigenisation efforts led by leaders more concerned with self-preservation than national progress often spell disaster.

However, the video was filmed during one of the rallies in support of Niger’s coup leaders in August 2023. “Thousands of Nigerians resident in Niger, took to the streets of Niamey, to register ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

The three countries will put their own common passport into circulation on Wednesday and have announced a unified army of 5,000 men.

Niger’s democratically elected leader, in a military coup. The sanctions include closure of land and air borders between Nigeria and Niger, as well as ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial ...