FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 29 - Caught on Camera

African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention

AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

African Union suspends Niger with immediate effect over July 26 coup

The AU said on Tuesday that it had noted ECOWAS’s plan of action regarding Niger and would ‘evaluate its repercussions’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2023

The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'

The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities following last month’s coup “until the effective restoration of constitutional order.”

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Pro-coup rally in Niger after threat of military intervention

Demonstrators chant slogans against former colonial power France and ECOWAS after military action threat.

Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2023

Pro-coup rally in Niger after military leader warns against foreign intervention

Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of last month's military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention and proposed a three-year transition of power.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 20, 2023

Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis

Pope Francis has expressed hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African nation

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023

Niger demonstrators stage pro-coup rally after junta warns against intervention

Demonstrators took to the streets in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday in support of the July 26 coup a day after the country's military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, warned against any foreign intervention and proposed a three-year transition period before the military hands power back to civilian rule. Follow FRANCE…

France 24 · Aug 20, 2023

Civilian support for military coups is rising in parts of Africa: why the reasons matter

On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was shot dead by rebels in the first military coup staged in Africa. A long list, as shown below, was to come. From the 1960s to the end of the millennium, there were an average of four military coups…

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2023

Talks between regional bloc and Niger's junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press

An official present at talks between Niger’s mutinous soldiers and a delegation from West Africa’s regional bloc tells The Associated Press that talks Saturday yielded little and that the soldiers are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month…

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023

Leader of Niger's junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details

The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger's democratically elected president said Saturday night that they will return the country to civilian rule within three years.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 20, 2023