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Ten soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a terrorist attack near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, the army confirmed. The attack occurred Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in the village of Petel Kole, where hundreds of militants on motorcycles targeted a military position. The army reported that 26 attackers …

The state court in Niamey, Niger’s capital, has lifted the immunity of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, his lawyers said. One of the former president’s lawyers, Moussa Coulibaly, announced the court’s decision in a statement and said it paved the way for the court to prosecute Bazoum for treason and conspiracy …

A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began a mediation mission in Niamey, Niger, this Thursday, January 25, 2024. The main aim of the mission is to improve the country’s socio-political situation, and to advocate the immediate release of former president Mohamed Bazoum. The delegation, comprising …

Lawyers for ousted Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum have asked an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court to reinstate him as president. According to the lawyers, “the detention and overthrow of Mr Bazoum violated his rights.” Bazoum has been held since soldiers seized power on July 26, accusing him …

The attorney general at the Niamey Court of Appeal, Salissou Chaïbou, affirmed that there had been an attempt to escape by overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum. “These are real facts and not a staging,” said Salissou Chaïbou about Mohamed Bazoum’s escape attempt, in a statement broadcast on national television, Télé Sahel. …

Niger’s ruling military leaders have announced their intention to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and “undermining the country’s security”. In a statement read on national television, army spokesman Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane said they had gathered evidence against the ousted leader and referred to him as his “local …

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was “concerned” about the conditions of detention of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, and demanded his release. “Antonio Guterres denounced the deplorable conditions in which President Bazoum and his family would live,” the UN said in a statement. According to the …

US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken warned in an interview that Wagner was taking advantage of the instability caused by the coup in Niger, as the group of Russian mercenaries had already moved closer to neighboring Mali. US secretary of state tells BBC he doesn’t believe Wagner, who initiated a failed …

The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in Niger, after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It says more than four million people in the country are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded the immediate and unconditional …

Russia has called for the immediate release of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by soldiers in a coup. “We count on the rapid release of President Bazoum by the military,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “We call all parties to …