French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries.
Failed uprising in Niamey exposed tensions in Niger’s military, and the role of the Africa Corps in suppressing unrest.
Local media and an Associated Press witness say heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday morning in ...
Niger’s capital, Niamey, appears calm after young soldiers staged a mutiny against the ruling military junta. Loyalist forces ...
Niger's junta faced a major internal threat when renegade soldiers staged a mutiny over the weekend. The standoff ended with ...
Niger's army regained control of a key military airbase on Sunday after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers a day earlier, ...
NIAMEY, Níger (AP) — Decenas de soldados murieron o fueron arrestados luego que un grupo de tropas jóvenes intentara un motín ...
NIAMEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking ...
NIAMEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Niger has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week, according to a government statement read on TV on Friday. • Mutinous ...
Renegade Nigerien soldiers attacked sites around the capital, the defense ministry said, including a key air base that hosts Russian mercenaries.