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Nigeria punishes Niger with power cut after coup

Nigeria has cut electricity supply to Niger after soldiers took power there last week, leaving major cities there in blackouts. Nigeria provides the bulk of...

Niger junta arrests ministers, over 100 ruling party members as Russia reacts

The military junta in charge of Niger has detained five government ministers and several party officials. Soldiers guarding President Mohamed Bazoum announced the overthrow of...

Coup leader Abdourahamane Tiani declares himself Niger head of state

Coup plotters in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday, marking a significant shift in the country's political...

Niger’s coup has implications for Nigeria, other neighbours

The removal of Niger's President Mohamed Bazou in a coup has implications for Nigeria, ECOWAS and the wider continent. On Wednesday, soldiers of Niger’s presidential...

Niger President Bazoum defiant as soldiers announce his removal

Soldiers on Wednesday night said they had removed President Bazoum from power.

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