Kirby added that the U.S., which has an important air base and about 1,100 military personnel in Niger, had not made any decision on future U.S security assistance to the country.

on Niger in February 2024, humanitarian needs in the country remain high. The EU, U.S. and World Bank cut financial support to Niger, while the new military government reduced state spending by 40% .

Niger’s junta has also asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which operates in a handful of African countries, including Mali. But others have expressed concerns about the ...

Niger's former army chief of staff, Gen. Salifou Mody, who has a role in the junta now ruling the country, travelled to Mali Wednesday to meet that country's own post-coup transitional authorities.

Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — 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.

Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential military intervention, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running ...

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was toppled on 26 July in a coup that has been condemned by France and many of Niger's neighbours, including the West African regional bloc Ecowas.

Landlocked Niger has had a turbulent political history since gaining independence in 1960. Before Wednesday, there had been four coups and numerous other attempts, including two previously against ...

The coup in Niger may not just impact uranium and gold exports, it could also lead to the cancelation of the 5,600 km long TransSaharan gas pipeline that goes from Nigeria to Algeria ...

Niger faces sanctions, adding to woes for more than 25 million people President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, second from left, and other West African leaders met Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria.

How many U.S. troops are there in Niger? About 800, but the vast majority of them are construction crews working to build up a second drone base in Niger’s northern desert.