Tag: Niger
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Life has become more dangerous and desperate
When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to announce a dramatic coup, they said they deposed the West ... -
Niger fashion designer aims to show a positive image of her country at Joburg Fashion Week
Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her ... -
Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces regional invasion
Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president. Residents in the ... -
Junta gains upper hand over regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced. ... -
Junta shuts airspace and accuses regional countries of planning to invade
Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president. ... -
Foreign nationals evacuate Niger as regional tensions rise after coup
Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, yesterday to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks ... -
Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president on TV
Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television yesterday [Macau time] that they have put an end to the government ...
