ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta has authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense, raising the stakes in a […]
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Gunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali #Gunmen #kill #attack #village #central #Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Armed gunment killed at least 23 people and wounded 12 in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said […]
Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press #Talks #regional #bloc #Nigers #junta #yield #official #tells #Press
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled […]
A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis #scramble #lastditch #diplomacy #aims #finding #peaceful #solution #Nigers #deepening #crisis
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A delegation from regional nations is expected to arrive in Niger in a last-ditch diplomacy effort to reach a peaceful solution […]
Activist in Niger with ties to junta tells the AP region needs to ‘accept new regime’ or risk war #Activist #Niger #ties #junta #tells #region #accept #regime #risk #war
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The only way to avoid conflict between mutinous soldiers that ousted the president in Niger and regional countries threatening an invasion […]
Two rivals claim to be in charge in Niger. One is detained and has been publicly silent for days #rivals #claim #charge #Niger #detained #publicly #silent #days
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly two weeks have passed since the coup in Niger, and the two men making competing claims to power have gone […]
Niger’s junta rulers ask for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat #Nigers #junta #rulers #Russian #group #Wagner #faces #military #intervention #threat
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to […]
Niger’s junta isn’t backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here’s what to expect #Nigers #junta #isnt #backing #regional #force #prepares #intervene #Heres #expect
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Regional mediation efforts to reverse the coup in Niger and restore its democracy collapsed as soon as they started. Tensions have […]
Malians who thrived with arrival of UN peacekeeping mission fear economic fallout from its departure #Malians #thrived #arrival #peacekeeping #mission #fear #economic #fallout #departure
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 10 years ago, Mariame Coulibaly Sangare lost everything when armed violence in northern Mali forced her to flee her home. […]
Some of Niger’s neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It’s a warning for Africa #Nigers #neighbors #defend #coup #hinting #war #warning #Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Not everyone is hostile to the coups in Niger and other African nations in the past few years that have worried […]