Niger: Coup leaders get popular support amid rising regional tensions
By Boureima Hama with Delphine Touitou: Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger’s capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western nations. Demonstrators in the heart of Niamey,...
Sahel: West African states getting stressed over coup in Niger, do not rule out military action
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Tunisia: President fires Prime Minister amid a worsening domestic economy
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Niger: Nuclear industry in France seeks to appease concerns over Niger’s uranium
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Culture: Tuareg flock to Algerian desert oasis for ancient festival
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Niger: New leaders launch purge of deposed regime ministers
Four ministers in Niger, a former minister and the head of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum’s party have been arrested by the junta which seized power on July 26, the party said on Monday. “After the president was detained last week, the putschists went on...
Niger military junta accuses France of plotting counter-coup
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Anti-migrant sentiment in North Africa turns into humanitarian disaster
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Authorities in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state on Sunday imposed a statewide round-the-clock curfew to stop widespread looting of food stores in the state capital Yola. The looting saw hundreds of residents break into public and private warehouses toring...
Niger: ECOWAS threatens Niger junta to return power to civilians
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Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling junta
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Niger: Junta suspends political parties
The National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), the executive body that overthrew the regime, in a statement decided to suspend the activities of political parties until further notice.
Niger: Junta warns France over defying border closure
According to a press release from the CNSP (coup leaders), despite the closure of land and air borders, France defied the order by landing an A401 military aircraft at Niamey international airport on Thursday at 06:30AM “(05:30 GMT)
Niger: General Abdourahmane Tchiani as head of the military junta
Three days after announcing the dismissal of President Bazoum Mohamed, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP) appointed this Friday, July 28, 2023, General Abdourahmane Tchiani as head of the military junta now in command of Niger. Until...
Niger: Deposed president’s party’s HQ in Niamey ransacked by protesters
Overwhelmed demonstrators stormed, in the middle of the day on Thursday, July 27, 2023, the national headquarters of the PNDS Tarrayya, the main ruling party deposed the day before by a military junta (CNSP). The premises were vandalized and vehicles in front of the...![Niger: Statement by coup leaders [28 July 2023]F](https://north-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG-20230728-WA0007-1016x675.jpg)
Niger: Statement by coup leaders [28 July 2023]
Statement by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), Brigadier General Tiani Abdourahamane: The CNSP calls on the population for serenity, calm, vigilance and a patriotic outburst so that together in unison we can meet security, economic...
Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president Bezoum
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Algeria: Dozens killed in raging wildfires
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Podcast: Sahel: North Mali is bracing for more violence
Mali in the Sahel region is facing unprecedented crises. With the withdrawal of France forces and the upcoming pull out of the #UN peacekeepers, along with the actions of the Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group, the Malian population in the north known as the...
Tunisia: Panic in Europe over Tunisia’s potential economic collapse
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Niger in the footsteps of Mali and Burkina, coup in the offing
The Militarization of the Sahel By Boureima Hama: An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the Sahel state of Niger as President Mohamed Bazoum was being held by members of his guard, who in turn were given an ultimatum by the army, sources said. The West African...
Sahel: Gunmen kill dozen civilians in Niger’s Tillaberi region
Gunmen have attacked two villages in Niger’s vast Tillaberi border region, killing a dozen people working in the fields, security and local sources told AFP on Friday. “There were 12 deaths following the attack on Thursday afternoon by armed men,” a...
Algeria reacts to Israel’s backing Morocco in Western Sahara conflict
Algeria on Thursday denounced Israel’s backing of Morocco’s “claimed sovereignty” over the disputed Western Sahara region as a “flagrant violation” of international law. The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against Sahrawi...
Migrations: New tragedy at sea as 13 migrants from Senegal perish off the coast of Morocco
At least 13 Senegalese migrants from the same town died when their boat sank off the coast of Morocco late last week, the town’s mayor told AFP on Thursday. The news comes amid heightened attention on the Atlantic migration route — from the coast of West...
Egypt: Under intense international pressure, Egypt releases Egyptian-Irish student Patrick Zaki two days after he was sentenced to prison
Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer walked out of prison Thursday, relatives said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned them in the wake of an international outcry. Zaki was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for...
Tunisia: Saudi Arabia offers soft loan and grant to financially-troubled Tunisia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it will give Tunisia financial assistance valued at $500 million, including a $100 million grant, as the North African country grapples with crippling inflation and debt. The announcement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency...
Sahel: Germany and Mali agree ‘smooth’ pullout of UN-backed troops
Germany and Mali agreed Thursday to pursue a “smooth withdrawal” of German troops from the troubled African nation after the UN decided to end its decade-old peacekeeping mission there, Berlin said. Mali’s defence minister Sadio Camara assured his...
Tunisia: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47C
Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest near the border with Algeria, a civil defence official said on Thursday. Regional civil defence director Abdel Laabidi told AFP that around 470 hectares (1,100 acres) of...
The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)
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Morocco: Israel’s Netanyahu says Western Sahara belongs to Morocco
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Algeria-China agree to strengthen ties
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Morocco continues to use judicial harassment against journalists
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Egypt: Three years in prison and tortured for allegedly spreading “fake news”
The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to three years’ prison for “spreading false news”. “Concerned by 3-year sentence of Egyptian human rights defender Patrick...
Algeria: 34 killed in bus-truck collision near Tamanrasset
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