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Niger

April 2024

  • A cattle-drawn hay-laden cart move down a dusty road in Segou Region, Mali, West Africa.

    The Guardian view on the Sahel and its crises: the west can still make a difference

    Editorial: The region is turning towards Russia and other global players when it comes to security. Tackling the climate crisis would contribute to a solution
  • A group of Nigerien men with very short hair, wearing powder blue and white linen shirts, hold a brown and white handpainted sign that says "US Army, You Leave, You Vanish, No Bonus, No Negotiation."

    US to withdraw from Niger after security pact fails in strategic victory for Russia

    Biden administration to rethink counter-terrorism strategy after breakdown of pact allowing US forces on soil to fight jihadists
  • An unidentified purported Russian military trainer speaks to the media next to an airplane

    Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as African country pulls away from US

    West African state turned to Russia to help in fight against insurgents throwing into doubt future of operations with US

March 2024

  • FILES-NIGER-FRANCE-MILITARY-DIPLOMACY<br>(FILES) French soldiers of the 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes (2eREP - 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ) and Nigerien soldiers prepare for a mission on the French BAP air base, in Niamey, on May 14, 2023. French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week", Paris said on October 5, 2023, after a falling-out with the military in power since a July coup. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

    US fears Russia’s influence in Africa after Niger junta cancels security pact

  • Niger junta spokesman Col Amadou Abdramane

    Niger junta repudiates deal allowing US military bases on its soil

February 2024

  • Sunday mass in a Catholic church in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

    Raiders kill at least a dozen worshippers at Burkina Faso church

    Atrocity took place during Sunday mass in Essakane village and has been blamed on a jihadi group active in the region

January 2024

  • Nels Abbey

    Moments of hope
    Success is contagious – so I’m rooting for the African countries throwing off European rule

    Nels Abbey
    The recent coups and subsequent pacts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are a source of hope in a sea of landlocked hopelessness, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

November 2023

  • A giraffe in arid landscapes

    The age of extinction
    ‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now

    The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer some solutions

October 2023

  • The former president Mohamed Bazoum

    Niger’s military rulers say ousted president tried to escape custody

  • Women waving Niger flags, blowing horns and holding placards.

    France’s departure from Niger reflects years of failure in its former colonies

  • FILE - Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. The French troops being forced out of Niger were seen as a key line of decadelong defense amid efforts led by the West, particularly U.S. and France, to fight against jihadi violence in Africa’s hard-hit Sahel region. The sign reads: "Down with France, long live Putin." (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

    France to begin pulling out troops from Niger this week

  • Zinder.

    Zinder review – a startling look at swastika-waving gang life in Niger

September 2023

  • A crowd outside a French army base at night in Niamey

    Allies of Niger’s deposed president see hope in French retreat

  • Two soldiers look on as a crowd holds up signs denouncing Emmanuel Macron and supporting the military junta

    France to withdraw ambassador and troops from Niger

  • Man in military uniform with green cap in one raised hand amid mostly uniformed arms holding up cameras

    The Observer view on Gabon: the coup poses a new threat to democracy in Africa

  • Protesters in Niger hold a placard that reads ‘Abae France Vive le Niger’

    Thousands rally in Niger seeking withdrawal of French troops

August 2023

  • Niger’s military leaders at a pro-coup rally in Niamey

    Russia uses social media channels to exploit Niger coup

  • Dino Mahtani

    Before Prigozhin’s death, Wagner was fighting on Russia’s behalf in Africa. What happens now?

    Dino Mahtani
  • A supporter of the Nigerien military junta displays a sign that reads: 'Macron, tell your puppies to leave our land.’

    Niger coup leaders give French ambassador 48 hours to leave country

  • The ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, right, meets his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris a month before the coup.

    Niger observers link coup to president’s support for EU migration policies

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