Niger

It was reported on Sunday night that four soldiers were killed on Saturday and several others were injured in a double attack in the southeastern part of the country in a region bordering Nigeria. A fifth soldier is missing. It was around 9:30 local time when the military positions of N'Gagam and PK5 in the Diffa Division were…

The new Prime Minister of Niger is known, it is Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, a man in seraglio by ex-president Issoufou Mahamadou. He has been a member of the PNDS Political Bureau for thirty years. He will direct the actions of the future government, which will be appointed in a few days. Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, 66, has a master's…

The National Human Rights Commission released a report on this on Friday, April 2. The Chadian authorities have reacted: they acknowledge the facts and promise sanctions. However, they urge not to generalize so as not to damage the image of the Chadian army. The facts took place in March in the Tillabéri region of western…

Mohamed Bazoum was invested in Niamey on Friday, April 2nd. He succeeds his 30-year-old friend, Mahamadou Issoufou. For the first time since the country's independence, two democratically elected presidents pass the baton. A vision that does not share the political opposition, which continues to challenge the election of Mohamed Bazoum.…

At the end of his two constitutional terms, Mahamadou Issoufou handed over the president's keys to his successor, Mohamed Bazoum, on Friday morning. In his very first speech, the new president praised Mahamadou Issoufou, who is handing over after ten years in power. Mohamed Bazoum talked a lot about his 30-year-old friend, with…

Niger's newly elected president Mohamed Bazoum has been sworn in and marks the first democratic transfer of power in the West African state. Bazoum's inauguration on Friday comes days after Nigerian security forces countered an attempted military coup at the presidential palace overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Niger is already facing unprecedented threats from terrorists near its troubled border with Mali. Bazoum succeeds President Mahamadou Issoufou, who resigns after serving two terms in…

Mohamed Bazoum's investment comes in a tense context, while his choice is still being questioned by the opposition, that an attempted coup failed overnight Tuesday to Wednesday and that the country has experienced these fifteen deadliest terrorist attacks in recent years. It is this Friday in Niamey that the new democratically…

Authorities say an "attempted coup" was carried out overnight Tuesday through March 31 in Niamey. Many residents of the capital were suddenly awakened at 3 o'clock by heavy gunfire that lasted less than half an hour. Shooting in the city center, in the administrative district, close to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency. The leader of the attackers, Captain Gourouza, is said to be on the run. He is today the most sought after man in Niger. Forty-eight hours before the inauguration of the new president…

Soldiers were arrested in Niger after a "coup attempt" early Wednesday, a security source said, adding "the situation is under control." "There were some arrests among a few army members behind this coup attempt. The Presidential Guard retaliated and prevented this group of soldiers from approaching the presidential palace," the source said, speaking after residents reported hearing gunfire last night in the capital Niamey. Residents of the Nigerian capital Niamey reported that they heard shots…

Heavy gunfire was heard during the night of March 30 to 31 in Niamey, Niger, in the administrative district near the Presidential Palace. The police intervened quickly and the situation calmed down after a quarter of an hour, according to security sources. With our Special Correspondent in Niamey, Christophe BoisbouvierAround 3…