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Niger coup: Junta severs military ties with France, ousted 'hostage' leader seeks US intervention
World | Aug 04, 2023, 05:59 PM IST“All aggression or attempt at aggression against the state of Niger will see an immediate response and without warning," said Colonel Maj. Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for the coup leaders.
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EXPLAINED | Why Niger citizens are protesting against France and why nations are supporting the coup
Explainers | Aug 02, 2023, 10:30 PM ISTAfter the recent attack on the French embassy in Niamey, European nationals have launched evacuation efforts amid fears of a growing crisis in Niger following the sudden military coup.
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France prepares to evacuate citizens from Niger as military coup get support from African nations
World | Aug 04, 2023, 05:50 PM ISTOn Sunday, thousands of junta supporters surging through the streets of the national capital, Niamey, waving Russian flags and denouncing France, fuelling the evacuation efforts.
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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 coup: Head of presidential guard Abdourahmane Tchiani declares himself as new head of state
World | Jul 29, 2023, 07:23 AM ISTThe military general said that the troops took over the government due to several problems related to economic crises and corruption, and vowed to fulfill Niger's international commitments.
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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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Fearing terrorist activity, kidnappings and high rate of crime, US asks its citizen not to travel to Niger
World | Oct 31, 2017, 12:27 PM ISTThe announcement from the State Department comes weeks after four US Green Berets were killed in Niger when militants ambushed them.
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Three US Army special operations commandos killed, two injured in ambush in Niger
World | Oct 05, 2017, 07:00 AM ISTThree US Army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger.
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32 troops killed in Niger clash with Boko Haram
World | Jun 05, 2016, 10:46 AM ISTThirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram fighters on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said today, one of deadliest tolls inflicted by the jihadists.
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Four killed, 20 injured in Nigeria blast
World | Mar 11, 2015, 09:25 AM ISTAbuja:At least four people were killed and 20 injured in a blast in northern Nigeria's Borno state on Tuesday, according to media reports.The blast occurred in Maiduguri, the capital of the Borno state, around 4
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Five killed in anti-Charlie Hebdo riots in Niger
World | Jan 18, 2015, 05:58 PM ISTNiamey: Five people were killed in violent riots in Niger's capital over France's Charlie Hebdo weekly, with angry crowds setting fire to churches.The protesters torched at least eight houses of worship in Niamey. Bars, hotels
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Latest Charlie Hebdo cover continues to roil Muslim world
World | Jan 18, 2015, 09:17 AM ISTCairo: The famed French weekly Charlie Hebdo has continued to draw a somewhat contradictory reaction across the Muslim world. Many Muslims have expressed disgust at the deadly assault on the magazine's Paris office by Islamic
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Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo's prophet cartoon; 4 killed in Niger
World | Jan 17, 2015, 11:52 AM ISTKarachi, Pakistan: Muslim anger flared over a French satirical weekly's latest caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, with four people reported killed and dozens injured at a protest Friday in the West African country of Niger,
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Algerian troops kill foreign 'criminals' near border with Niger
World | Oct 04, 2014, 06:47 AM ISTAlgiers: The Algerian army on Thursday killed five foreign individuals near the border with Niger, Algeria's defence ministry said on Friday.In a statement, the defence ministry said the army "ambushed a group of foreign criminals
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Jemaa Seals 2-1 Victory For Tunisia Over Niger
Football | Jan 28, 2012, 07:50 AM ISTLibreville, Gabon, Jan 28: Issam Jemaa's 90th-minute winner put former champion Tunisia into the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals on Friday with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over tournament debutant Niger.The substitute stepped inside two defenders
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Qadhafi's Son Al-Saadi Flees To Niger
World | Sep 12, 2011, 02:07 PM ISTNiamey, Niger, September 12: A convoy carrying ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi's son al-Saadi has crossed into neighbouring Niger, a spokesman for Niger's government said. The fugitive dictator's 37-year-old son is one of the highest-profile