His ouster comes amid a string of military coups and political upheaval, a rise in Islamist extremism and growing Russian influence across the region. Niger is the center of a belt of countries ...

More than 48 hours after soldiers began holding President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger hostage inside his presidential palace in Niamey, the capital, and some 36 hours after a group of soldiers went on ...

But now that the army has seized power, there are concerns over what this means for the troubled region. Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum - a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist ...