West African army chiefs discuss Niger coup response Heads of state ordered standby force to be assembled Official: most ECOWAS members ready to participate Niamey residents back coup leaders ...

Junta closure of Niger's airspace meant to thwart intervention, disrupts flights across Africa 03:42. In an early Thursday morning televised address, the generals who seized power over the country ...

West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the junta is unconstitutional and ...

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday said it had agreed an undisclosed "D-Day" for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, stressing that ...

The African Union has suspended Niger following the takeover of the West African country by a military junta on July 26. In a much-anticipated statement, the African Union (AU) – a union of 55 ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger which were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year.

Niger’s junta, which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, have ignored international demands to reinstate the deposed leader. The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, which threatened to use military ...

The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities "until the effective restoration of constitutional order" following last month's coup.

Coup leaders in Niger announced a closure of its airspace, causing flights to reroute around the country. It comes as the Sunday deadline set by other West African countries for the military junta ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month ...