The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to ...

Niger’s junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers, from the government it toppled in July 2023, in line with recommendations of a “national conference” in February. Those ...

Niger's military government says it has released some 50 people detained after last year's coup including former ministers, ...

They were arrested after the coup that brought to power General Abdourahamane Tiani, former head of the presidential guard, and were being held in various prisons, notably for "conspiracy to undermine ...

The release of the others is among the recommendations of a national conference held in February, along with extending the rule of General Abdourahamane Tiani by five years. The freed ministers ...

The release comes days after junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as Niger's president for the next five years. All political parties have been dissolved. Among those released are several ...

Niger’s military junta released about 50 people from prison, including several former government officials, military officers ...

The July 2023 coup brought General Abdourahamane Tiani, former head of the presidential guard, to power. Dozens of people were arrested in the weeks that followed, including members of the ousted ...