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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc

The West African alliance holds Abuja summit amid political crises that have rocked the region.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2024

Blinken Seeks Progress In West Africa Beyond Military Approach

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to reverse West Africa's democratic decline through talks with the presidents of two key partners, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, as he called for the fight against extremism to go beyond weapons.

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024

Blinken To Meet Key West African Presidents To Rally Support

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front with key African democracies as crises engulf the world.

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024

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Blinken Builds US Ties With Africa West Coast As Sahel Concerns Grow

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa's west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2024

Niger's military junta releases son of deposed president on bail

Salem Bazoum, the son of Niger president Mohamed Bazoum who was toppled in a coup last year, was provisionally released on Monday, according to a Niamey military tribunal.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 9, 2024

France ends decade of missions in Sahel as last troops leave Niger

The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of anti-jihadist operations in the Sahel. France has been forced to pull out of three countries in the region in less than 18 months, following military takeovers that have seen Niger, Mali and…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 22, 2023

West Africa court orders release of deposed Niger president

We start the tonight’s show with the latest news from Niger. The court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday that ousted president Mohamed Bazoum must be freed immediately. He has been held in detention since July 26 coup.

France 24 · Dec 15, 2023

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West African court orders Niger's president to be released and reinstated nearly 5 months after coup

A court of the West African regional bloc has ordered the release and reinstatement of Niger’s democratically elected president

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

West African court orders deposed Niger president be freed immediately

Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in detention since a July 26 coup, must be freed immediately, the court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday.

France 24 · Dec 15, 2023

ECOWAS court orders reinstatement of Niger’s ousted Bazoum

Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by presidential guard members on July 26 and has been detained with his family since then.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2023

West African leaders set conditions for lifting Niger sanctions

West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and demanded progress towards a short transition to civilian rule before easing the measures.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2023

In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy

Leaders from across West Africa are meeting in Nigeria in a renewed push for respect for democracy across the coup-hit region

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023

W.Africa Leaders Meet As Region Struggles With Coups

West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts.

International Business Times · Dec 10, 2023

West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects request to lift coup sanctions

West Africa’s top court has rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Niger’s junta revokes a key law that had slowed migration for Africans desperate to reach Europe

Niger’s junta says it has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb the smuggling of international migrants traveling through a key migration route in Niger en route to Europe

France 24 · Nov 27, 2023

Niger junta revokes law curbing migrant smuggling from Africa to Europe

Niger’s junta has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb the smuggling of migrants traveling from African countries through a key migration route in Niger en route to Europe, according to a government circular issued on Monday.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 22, 2023

Ivorian president Ouattara in France to discuss partnership and security issues

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara have discussed the aftermath of the coup in Niger and the "rapid deterioration" of the security situation in the Sahel at a meeting in the L'Elysée Palace in Paris.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 27, 2023

Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

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The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice

Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago

Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2023

Niger's deposed president Bazoum is with family and doing well

A relative of the outsted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum said that while he is is still being held in the capital Niamey, he is with his family and in safety.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 20, 2023

Niger's junta accuses ex-president Bazoum of attempting to escape

Niger's junta said on Thursday that it had thwarted an escape attempt by ousted President Bazoum. Bazoum denies the claim. He has been imprisoned by the military since the 26 July coup despite international calls for his release.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Niger junta says it thwarted an escape attempt by detained president Bazoum ousted in July coup

The junta in Niger says it has thwarted an escape attempt to by the West African nation's outed president

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

French troops are starting to withdraw from Niger following the July coup as extremist attacks rise

The French military says it's begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when mutinous soldiers toppled the country’s democratically elected president

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

The US declares the ousting of Niger's president a coup and suspends military aid and training

The U.S. has officially declared the ouster of Niger’s democratically-elected president a coup d’etat

France 24 · Oct 10, 2023

US cuts Niger aid by more than $500 million as France starts troop pullout

France has begun withdrawing troops from Niger after being ordered out by coup leaders as the United States on Tuesday cut off more than $500 million in assistance to the insurgency-hit Sahel nation.

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