2023-08-14 19:09:48 Published on : 14/08/2023 – 21:09 Hassoumi Massoudou, head of Nigerien diplomacy and close to President Mohamed Bazoum overthrown by a military coup on July 26, gave an exclusive interview to France 24 and RFI in Nigeria where he is after having left Niger illegally in the days following the putsch. The opportunity … Read more
2023-08-13 23:47:15 The authors of the coup d’état in Niger announced on Sunday evening their intention to “prosecute” the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and “undermining the security” of the country. Follow the latest developments in the situation in Niger hour by hour. Published on : 14/08/2023 – 01:47 3 mn 4:24 a.m … Read more
2023-08-11 02:58:14 The EU expressed its “deep concern” at the “deterioration of the conditions of detention” of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meanwhile pleaded for a “peaceful resolution to the crisis” in Niger, after West African countries ordered the deployment of a “standby force” to restore the constitutional order in … Read more
2023-08-08 20:33:23 Published on : 08/08/2023 – 22:33 Less than 48 hours from the new summit of ECOWAS heads of state in Abuja, Nigeria, the Nigerien junta is seeking to strengthen its positions. She appointed a civilian prime minister, met unions and Nigerian politicians. At the same time, she asked for a postponement of the … Read more
2023-08-07 04:51:49 ECOWAS has planned to meet Thursday in Abuja on Niger. Earlier, the Malian army announced the dispatch to Niamey of a joint Mali-Burkina Faso official delegation to “show the solidarity of the two countries” with the perpetrators of the coup. It is a decisive week for Niger, the day after the expiration of … Read more
2023-08-05 10:18:31 France, through the voice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, said on Saturday that it supported “with firmness and determination” the efforts of ECOWAS to defeat the putsch attempt in Niger. A statement that comes on the eve of the end of an ultimatum from the West African bloc, which says … Read more
2023-08-04 15:57:44 Published on : 04/08/2023 – 17:57Modified : 04/08/2023 – 18:08 05:25 aichatou © france 24 To talk about the coup in Niger, FRANCE 24 receives Aichatou Boulama Kané, Niger’s ambassador to France. Dismissed by the junta, she continues to be Niger’s ambassador to France “appointed by the legitimate president of Niger”. Continue reading … Read more
2023-08-03 23:13:29 The putschists in Niger declared Thursday evening to denounce several military agreements concluded with France. They also announced that they would “end” the “functions” of Niger’s ambassadors to France, the United States, Nigeria and Togo, and warned that they would retaliate “immediately” in the event of “aggression or attempted aggression” of ECOWAS. Follow … Read more