Thousands of pro-coup supporters take to the streets in Niger marking the 63rd anniversary of the country’s independence from France, as FRANCE 24 and RFI are banned in the country. We talk to Dr Olayinka Ajala, senior politics lecturer at Leeds Becket…
Military planes carrying hundreds of European nationals evacuated from Niger landed in Paris on Wednesday as France flies its citizens out of the West African country after a coup last week. A military junta overthrew Niger’s democratically elected Pre…
One week since a military coup ousted Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, the situation remains uncertain. Rising tensions between protesters supporting the junta and those supporting the deposed president caused France to begin evacuating its citizens o…
The leader of last week’s military coup in Niger has condemned sanctions imposed on the country by the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, as “illegal, unjust and inhumane”.Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani insisted his government would not give in to regional…
Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger’s capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western nations. FRANCE 24’s Gare Amadou reports from Niamey, Niger.Source: France24.com
