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August 13, 2024

Fake Friends

Niger’s military junta severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine this month, the latest West African country to do so, underscoring major diplomatic shifts in the coup-plagued region where military governments are switching allegiances toward Russia, the BBC reported. Junta officials said the decision was made in “solidarity”...

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March 18, 2024

Switching Teams

Niger’s military government revoked an agreement that allowed United States military personnel and civilian staff to operate in the country, the latest move by the junta which has severed ties with other Western partners following last year’s coup, the Guardian reported. On Saturday, junta spokesman Col....

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December 26, 2023

Palace Intrigue

Two years ago, the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was elected in the West African country’s first peaceful, democratic change of government since independence from France in 1960. He almost didn’t make it – a coup was attempted to thwart him from taking office, but was...

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August 23, 2023

The Slippery Slope

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rejected a proposal by Niger’s military junta to return to civilian rule within three years, a move that prolongs the ongoing regional crisis as the bloc mulls military intervention, the Voice of America reported Tuesday. The regional bloc’s...

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August 15, 2023

Upping the Ante

Niger’s coup leaders will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on charges of “high treason,” the latest defiance by the junta amid international pressure and threats of regional military intervention following last month’s coup, the Guardian reported. On Monday, military officials said they have gathered evidence against...

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August 11, 2023

The Defiant Ones

Nigerien coup leaders formed a 21-member cabinet Thursday to serve as the country’s government, a decision that came as West African leaders met in neighboring Nigeria to decide on military action following last month’s coup, Al Jazeera reported. Mahamane Roufai Laouali – cited as the “secretary-general...

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August 07, 2023

Force Against Force

A deadline for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum ended Sunday, raising the prospect of a military intervention by a powerful West African regional bloc, the Associated Press reported. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to intervene using...

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August 02, 2023

Palace Intrigue

Two years ago, the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was elected in the West African country’s first peaceful, democratic change of government since independence from France in 1960. He almost didn’t make it – a coup was attempted to thwart him from taking office, but was...

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July 27, 2023

Patterns and Promises

A group of mutinous soldiers from Niger’s Presidential Guard claimed in a televised address late Wednesday to have overthrown the country’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, the Associated Press reported. Speaking in front of a group of military officers calling themselves the Council for the Safeguarding...

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