Niger
The Alliance of Sahel States
By Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad*
Dep 22, 2023
In Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created the Alliance...
Mass protests against French troops intensify in Niger as the deadline...
France refuses to withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger, and reiterates its threat of supporting military invasion by ECOWAS, while the regional bloc...
Macron Says France Will Support ECOWAS Military Action in Niger
France is refusing to withdraw its ambassador from Niger
Posted on August 28, 2023Categories
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that his country would...
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The crisis in West Africa
France refuses junta's demand to pull ambassador out of Niger
Aug 27, 2023
In Niger, a deadline is looming for the French ambassador to leave the...
France, U.S. relations grow tense over Niger coup
French officials are frustrated that their American counterparts have been willing to engage with the junta that overthrew Niger’s president.
By Nahal Toosi and Clea...
As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’...
Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike for over two weeks against his indictment on new charges. Widely considered the main...
Ecowas threatens Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are deploying aircrafts
Niger : Le Mali et le Burkina Faso déploient des avions de combat pour contrer la CEDEAO
Aug 20, 2023
Le Mali et le Burkina Faso...
African Union will not back ECOWAS intervention in Niger
Niger’s popular military government has been consolidating domestic and regional support. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is beset by disunity and domestic opposition after threatening military intervention...
What’s happening in Niger is far from a typical coup
The recent wave of coups in West Africa must be understood in the context of widespread discontent with the ruling elites and their collaboration...