Such a move by West African leaders “would be an unprecedented contradiction,” according to a policy analyst
Ecowas says it is ready to restore democracy and describes president Mohamed Bazoum as a hostage.
Coup leaders’ refusal to welcome delegation meant to discuss return to civilian government raises risk of regional war
The West African regional bloc’s plan for a possible military intervention in Niger entails a force of 25,000, RFI has reported
All of Sahel could “fall to Russian influence”, Mohamed Bazoum has claimed
Niamey will respond to any “aggression” by the West or ECOWAS, the generals said
Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bédié, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a...
France’s first evacuation plane left Niger on Tuesday with more than 250 people on board, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said. France had said it...
Coup supporters denounce former colonial power, shout support for Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron described a coup that ousted Niger's elected leader as "dangerous" for the Sahel on Friday, as Western powers...
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum has issued a defiant message on Twitter after soldiers announced a coup overnight in the West African nation.
Soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Niger government on Thursday following an apparent coup in the fragile state, after members of the...
The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d'État" in Niger and called for...
Ndileka Mandela discussed colonialism, identity, and why Africa’s future is in its own hands
A Senegalese opposition politician was on Tuesday charged with committing an offence against the president, his lawyer said, in a case over recent...
Eighty people in the West African country have been killed by diphtheria, health officials say
Senegal's President Macky Sall appears to have saved his country from plunging into a deeper crisis by declaring that he will step down at the end of...
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Monday ended months of tense uncertainty by saying he would not seek a third term next year, clearing the way for...
Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election outcome
At least 41 people were killed, most of them students, in an attack by a rebel group on a school in Uganda Friday. At least six people were kidnapped....