Niger has since deepened security cooperation with neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, also ruled by a military government.

A Niger general, Abdourahamane Tiani, appeared on state television as the country’s new leader following a military coup that sparked international condemnation. Tiani appeared on Télé Sahel with a ...

(CNN) — The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) of Niger, the military council that toppled the government in July, said in a statement on Sunday that they have gathered the ...

Niger's military junta has declared a general mobilisation and requisition of people and resources to combat jihadist ...

Since the military took control of Niger following the coup in 2023, a national commission has suggested a political transition lasting at least five years towards a democratic regime. The national ...

Earlier, head of Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland Abdourahmane Tchiani slammed the ECOWAS sanctions as "illegal, inhumane, and geared to divide Niger and its people" RABAT, ...

According to radio station RFI, high-ranking military officials recognized the need to "distance themselves from France", but urged not to limit relations with other Western countries PARIS, August 27 ...

On Friday, 19 December 2025, an investigation was opened at the Paris court against the state of Niger on charges of illegally selling quantities of ...