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ECOWAS orders immediate standby force against Niger junta
Aug 11, 2023 12:24The West African regional bloc has forged ahead with its plan to form a military force to stand against Niger's junta and restore the ousted president to his post.
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Niger junta meets with Nigerian envoys, raising hopes of dialog
Aug 10, 2023 09:42Officials with Niger's military junta, which has been holding onto power since a recent coup, have met with two Nigerian envoys, raising hopes of dialog that could avert the prospect of military intervention aimed at overturning the putsch.
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Niger's military accuses France of violating air space, destablizing country
Aug 10, 2023 07:27Niger’s junta has accused France of violating its airspace in a bid to destabilize the West African country.
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Top US diplomat demands reverse of Niger coup in secret visit, hints intervention
Aug 09, 2023 08:03A top US diplomat has demanded the undoing of Niger’s coup and the return to power of its West-sponsored president in a secret visit to the West African nation for talks with coup leaders, suggesting a military intervention otherwise.
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Niger military rulers seek dialogue with West African bloc: Ousted prime minister
Aug 08, 2023 08:35Niger's ousted prime minister says the country's military rulers, who overthrew civilian authorities in a recent coup, seek dialogue with a West African bloc that has threatened military intervention to restore the ousted president to power.
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Niger coup leaders close country's airspace citing threat of ECOWAS military intervention
Aug 07, 2023 06:13Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace after a bloc of West African countries threatened to militarily intervene if the Nigerien president is not reinstated.
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Niger coup could still be overturned through diplomacy: Ousted prime minister
Aug 06, 2023 07:13Niger's ousted prime minister says he is still hopeful that the leaders of the country's recent coup, who have overthrown the civilian rulers, might still give in to diplomatic overtures.
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Niger junta says it will not back down despite 'inhumane' sanctions
Aug 03, 2023 07:00The self-declared new leader of Niger on Wednesday said the junta would not bow to pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, intensifying a standoff with the West African bloc which has threatened to intervene after last week's coup.
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Italy warns Western intervention in Niger would be seen as 'colonization'
Aug 03, 2023 06:53Italy's foreign minister has warned against any military intervention by the West in Niger against the newly-formed junta in the African country, saying this would be seen as "new colonization."
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Pentagon keeps US troops in Niger despite suspending security cooperation
Aug 02, 2023 09:13The Pentagon has announced that it will not evacuate US troops from Niger, and some of them will continue to interact with members of the country's military, but it has suspended security cooperation with Niger due to political unrest in the West African nation.