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Niger's president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNiger's president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous...
UPDATE 6-West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoWest African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta ...
UPDATE 3-France to pull troops out of Niger following coup
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoFrance will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African country, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, dealing a huge blow to French influence and counter-insurgency ...
UPDATE 7-Niger coup widely condemned, countries urge return to order
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoNiger President Mohamed Bazoum remained held in the presidential palace on Thursday afternoon and it was unclear who was in charge of the country after soldiers on Wednesday evening declared ...
UPDATE 8-Niger coup supporters rally as regional force mulls intervention
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoThousands of people gathered in Niger's capital on Friday to demonstrate in favour of last month's coup as regional leaders were considering military intervention to restore civilian rule. Since ...
Biden calls for immediate release of Niger's president amid apparent coup
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBiden released the statement on the 63rd anniversary of Niger's independence from its former...
UPDATE 7-Niger military council takes over, U.S. says room for diplomacy remains
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoLeaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday days after saying they had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the seventh military takeover ...
UPDATE 1-'Exiled' Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoWagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army's top brass last month, has hailed Niger's military coup as good news and ...
US Mulls Freezing Aid to Niger as Coup Condemnation Grows
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 10 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Most Read from BloombergLots of US Homeowners Want to Move. They Just Have Nowhere to...
UPDATE 2-Niger loses aid as Western countries condemn coup
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThe European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the United States has threatened to do the same, after military leaders this week announced they had overthrown the ...
