Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Niger: ECOWAS threatens Niger junta to return power to civiliansF

African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists, after the latest coup in the jihadist-plagued Sahel region raised alarm on the continent and in the West.  In...
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Niger: Athletes from Niger struggle to perform in Kinshasa after coupF

Nigerien participants in the Francophone Games, which have kicked off in DR Congo's capital, have been left struggling after a putsch in their home country last week. Gathering athletes and artists from mostly-French speaking states, the Games are being held for the...
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Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling juntaF

By Boureima Hama: Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit nation on Friday and  warned that any foreign military intervention would lead to chaos. General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011,...
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Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president BezoumF

Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a defiant stand by the country's president, Mohamed Bazoum. In the latest turbulence to shake the coup-prone Sahel, Bazoum was confined on Wednesday by...
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