Having recalled their ambassadors and closed their respective airspaces, Algiers and Bamako now find themselves in a climate of mounting tension. The economic impact is also being felt by their ...

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) classifies Mali as an area of conflict and instability, due to “the presence of violent non-state groups (VNSA) with access to anti-aircraft weapons that ...

NIAMEY - Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a ...

There is a broader regional movement to replace colonial-era street names. In Niger’s capital, Niamey, Avenue de Gaulle, named after the former French general and statesman, has been renamed ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of Niger's junta, was officially sworn in as the country's president on Wednesday, for a five-year transitional period, following a new charter that supersedes ...

The five-year “flexible” transition period began on Wednesday, according to Mahamane Roufai, the secretary general of the government, who was speaking at a ceremony in the capital Niamey where ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the ...

He was speaking at a ceremony in the capital Niamey where the new transition charter recommended by a recent national conference was approved. Tiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the ...

He was speaking at a ceremony in the capital Niamey where the new transition charter recommended by a recent national conference was approved. Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Nigeriens participate in a march called by ...

Niger’s Junta Leader Cements Grip on Power as He Is Sworn in as President for a 5-Year Period NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the ...