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Niger crisis drives wedge between US and France
Semafor via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe News The wave of coups d’états sweeping Africa is fueling a rift between the world’s “oldest allies”: France and the U.S. The toppling in late July...
Niger coup: West Africa prepares standby force while vowing to pursue diplomacy
Semafor via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWest African leaders retained the option of using military force as a last resort to restore...
Niger junta says it has blocked ousted President Bazoum’s escape bid
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNiger’s military government said Thursday it foiled a late-night escape attempt by deposed President...
Niger: Ecowas military intervention could trigger 3 bad outcomes
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNigeria-led Ecowas artillerymen land by helicopter on 10 January, 1999 in Freetown. Jean-Philippe...
Coup leaders close Niger airspace after deadline to reinstate leader
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJohannesburg — A regional bloc of 15 nations in West Africa that had given the military coup leaders...
Nigeria’s security problems deepen as Anglophone insurgency in Cameroon spills across border
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGrieving for the 140 victims of a January 2024 attack in north-central Nigeria. AP Photo/Sunday...
Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State makes moves to become investor magnet
CNN via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoNigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State has a unique opportunity to emerge as a beacon of progress,...
How Niger got here and what it could mean for West Africa's future
The Week via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNiger President Mohamed Bazoum and General Abdourahmane Tchiani Illustrated / Getty Images The West...
African leaders order the activation of standby force after Niger coup
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJohannesburg — The leaders of a group of West African nations met Thursday for an emergency summit...
Americans flee Niger on Italian plane a week after leader detained
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJohannesburg, South Africa — A U.S. has suspended security cooperation with military forces in Niger...