The list of African countries under military rule may have risen to seven as the Army in Gabon said they had taken over power ...

The Federal Government announced April that 1,249 communities in 176 LGAs across 30 states and the FCT would witness heavy flooding April ...

The president of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoréin May 2025, became a Idol on social media. Scrolling through the reels of ...

Alongside the coup-hit nations of Niger and Mali, Burkina Faso has since severed ties with the regional bloc of ECOWAS — criticized by many young Africans as representing the interest of leaders and ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Junta leader, General Abdourahamane ...

Since the coup, Niger’s rulers have expelled French military ... though they have regularly underplayed military losses. The map locates the country of Niger in the northern Sahel region of ...

But the Americans were booted out after they angered Niger's coup leaders by refusing to share ... driving an exodus from rural to urban areas. Map shows violent attacks by jihadi groups in ...

One year ago, soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected government and took President Mohamed Bazoum hostage. At first, the 26 July 2023 coup resembled others that have roiled West Africa ...

Three West African nations ruled by military commanders after recent coups are speaking with one voice to reject Western ...

The West’s relations with countries in the Sahel seemed to have hit rock bottom in May when Niger ordered America to withdraw its forces by September—having already booted out a French counter ...

its negotiations to give Iran access to Niger’s vast uranium reserves and the lack of a clear road map to restore democratic rule after the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum last July.

Niger is the West’s last, best ally in Africa’s Sahel. A coup there may be a victory for ... years and would decide on the country’s road map through the results from a national dialogue.