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Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says
World | Jun 26, 2024, 06:44 AM ISTOn Tuesday, Niger's ruling military junta announced on national television that 21 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Burkina Faso by an unidentified "terrorist group." The statement did not identify the perpetrators of the attack.
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Russian troops enter base housing US forces in Niger after American personnel asked to leave
World | May 03, 2024, 01:14 PM ISTA US official said Niger's ruling junta has asked some 1,000 American military personnel to leave the country amid differences with Washington over some issues. Niger was a crucial partner of the US in the fight against Islamic terrorism in West Africa till the coup in July last year.
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France announces withdrawal of troops, ambassador from junta-controlled Niger after weeks of turmoil
World | Sep 25, 2023, 08:13 AM ISTFrance had refused an order from the Niger's junta regime for its ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country, saying that it does not recognise the authority of the coup leaders.
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Niger: Fresh anti-France protests erupt in Niamey as thousands demand withdrawal of French troops
World | Sep 03, 2023, 06:51 PM ISTThe military administration in Niger gave a 48-hour deadline to French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte to leave the country, which he defied.
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Niger’s coup announces to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for 'high treason'
World | Aug 14, 2023, 03:27 PM ISTThe announcement gave no precise details on the allegations nor the circumstances or date of a trial.
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Niger closes airspace fearing military intervention as ECOWAS deadline to reinstate Prez Bazoum ends
World | Aug 07, 2023, 08:40 AM ISTIt was not immediately clear on Sunday what ECOWAS would do next. Thousands of people at Sunday’s rally in Niger’s capital, Niamey, cheered the coup leaders’ appearance and expressed defiance against both the ECOWAS threat and France’s long presence in the region.
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Niger: Pro-junta protestors lit French embassy in Niamey; Macron says won't tolerate, will respond
World | Jul 30, 2023, 10:14 PM ISTDenouncing the violent attack, French President Emmanuel Macron's office, in a statement, said, "The President will not tolerate any attack against France and its interests". The office mentioned that it would respond to attacks against French diplomats, armed forces or businesses.
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Niger President Bazoum's first response after mutinous soldiers declare coup: 'Democracy would...'
World | Jul 27, 2023, 09:27 PM ISTThe French and American governments have voiced their concerns and encouraged conservatives to turn the other way. Bazoum's government has made Niger one of the West's main partners against the Islamic insurgency in Africa's Sahel region.
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Niger's military announces coup, President Bazoum's government removed
World | Jul 27, 2023, 10:08 AM ISTCol Maj Amadou Abdramane, with nine other formally dressed fighters behind him, said on Wednesday, "We, the protection and security powers... have chosen to stop the system you know."
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Niger, most unstable country in world, facing 'coup' attempt as guards lock President inside palace
World | Jul 26, 2023, 06:27 PM ISTIt is worth mentioning Niger is a landlocked West African nation and had experienced four coup attempts since its independence from France in 1960. The state is one of the most unstable nations in the world.
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Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, defense ministry says
World | Apr 27, 2015, 09:31 AM ISTNiamey, Niger: Suspected Boko Haram fighters in motorized canoes attacked a Niger army base on an island in Lake Chad, the body of water touching all four countries that have been targeted by Nigeria's Islamic