Niger junta recommends five-year transition to democracy
Official state TV in Niger said on February 20th that a commission in the country's ruling military junta has recommended...
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UN calls on military government to release President in Niger
The UN has called on the Niger military government for the immediate release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and...
UN calls for former Niger leader to be released
The United Nations working group on arbitrary detention called for the immediate freeing of the former leader of Niger Mohamed...
Niger military junta expels Red Cross without explanation
The military junta in Niger has expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross from the country without any explanation....
25 civilians killed in convoy ambush, says Mali army
25 civilians were killed and 13 others injured in an insurgent ambush of a military-escorted convoy near the city of...
Niger ruling junta expels Red Cross
The military junta ruling Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country, according to...
Burkina Faso issues first new bloc passport
The ruler of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré became the first person to receive the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
Three West African states officially exit bloc amid political shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc ECOWAS on January 29th, severing ties following a period...
Thousands rally in Sahel states to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in the junta-led Sahel states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on January 28th in support...
Alliance of Sahel States discuss exit from ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States are discussing an exit from ECOWAS, the regional political and economic union of fifteen countries...
Suspected Islamist militants kill 20 Nigerian troops
Suspected Islamist militants kill 20 Nigerian troops in Borno state on 24th January, Reuters reports. ISWAP fighters attacked the army’s...
Junta-led Sahel states meet to discuss exit from regional bloc
Foreign ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States met on January 26th to discuss formalities associated with their departure from...
At least 20 Nigerian troops killed by suspected Islamists
At least 20 Nigerian soldiers including a commanding officer were killed by suspected Islamist insurgents who attacked an army base...
Junta-led Sahel states ready to deploy new joint armed forces
A joint armed force of 5,000 composed of troops from Junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be ready...
Four Moroccan truck drivers kidnaped in Burkina Faso released
Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, reported AP on...
