US Military Resumes Surveillance Flights Over Niger The United States has resumed surveillance flights over Niger that were halted in the wake of the military takeover there, but other activities remain paused, a spokeswoman said Thursday. “We can confirm that US forces in Niger commenced ISR flights to monitor for threats for purposes of force […]Read More
Anti-France Sentiment Spikes In Niger, Tense Weekend Of Protests Ahead Niger has braced itself for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country’s new military rulers and its traditional ally. A coalition of civil society groups opposed to the presence of French forces in Niger has called a three-day sit-in, starting […]Read More
Niger Junta Gives French Ambassador 48 Hours To Leave Military rulers who seized control in Niamey on July 26 have given the French ambassador 48 hours to leave Niger, the country’s minister of foreign affairs said in a statement Friday, AFP reports. Faced with “the refusal of the French ambassador in Niamey to respond to […]Read More
ECOWAS Intervention In Niger: ‘We Are Ready To Go Any Time The Order Is Given’ The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to activate a “standby force” as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained Bazoum on July 26. ECOWAS defence chiefs met this week in […]Read More
US Accuses Sudan Of Threatening To Expel UN Mission The US has accused Sudan of having threatened to expel the United Nations mission from the war-torn country if the UN envoy, already in Khartoum’s crosshairs, speaks before the Security Council on the atrocities of the conflict. During a session devoted to Sudan and South Sudan, […]Read More
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