Niger’s junta leader has appointed a new armed forces chief after a deadly mutiny threatened their hold on power. Gen.

The attempted power grab has exposed deep grievances within the army and tested Niger’s ties with its Sahelian allies.

New chief of staff appointed after failed mutiny tested military rulers’ grip on power.

Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries.

Local media and an Associated Press witness say heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday morning in Niger’s capital of Niamey.

In what was seen as a major threat to the junta in power since a 2023 coup, the soldiers engaged loyalist forces in sustained gunfire overnight from Friday till late Saturday. Most of the clashes took ...

NIAMEY, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Niger's army, backed by Russian paramilitary forces, regained control of a key military airbase on Sunday after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers a day earlier, the ...

Kevin Rideout “is in good health in the care of US officials,” SIM International said in a statement, while President Donald Trump welcomed his release.

VIENNA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Austria said on Friday it had "encouraging news" about an Austrian woman taken hostage in 2025 in Niger but her release was not yet complete, while Switzerland said it was ...

NIAMEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking ...