Mohamed Bazoum

New Great Game in Africa: How Russia, West, and China have large stakes in Niger crisis

As Russia and the West seek to counter each other in Africa and several countries brace for war, China will be busy making its own calculations. Beijing has much to lose if matters get out of hand

ECOWAS orders 'immediate activation' of standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger

West African leaders have approved the deployment of a "standby force to restore constitutional order" in Niger, an intervention that will take place as soon as possible, Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday

Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior US diplomat meet President Mohamed Bazoum

A senior US diplomat said coup leaders in Niger refused to allow her to meet Monday with the West African country’s democratically elected president, whom she described as under “virtual house arrest”

Niger reopens borders with five countries including Mali and Burkina Faso

"The land and air borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Lybia and Chad are re-opened from today August 1, 2023," said Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane

Who is ‘Omar’ Tchiani, the general behind Niger coup who has declared himself leader?

General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who goes by ‘Omar’, is head of Niger’s presidential guard. Said to be a close ally of former president Mahamadou Issoufou, the 62-year-old previously thwarted a coup in March 2021 – just before Niger’s democratically-elected president Mohamed Bazoum took power

How Niger president Mohamed Bazoum always faced a threat of a coup

Niger president Mohamed Bazoum, a pro-Western, democratically elected leader, fell victim to a coup attempt by soldiers from the Presidential Guard. He took power in 2021, and his reputation has remained unscathed by corruption scandals, but threats of taking over have always been there

Soldiers in Niger claim to have overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum

President Mohamed Bazoum's residence and offices in the capital Niamey were sealed off by dissatisfied members of the elite Presidential Guard, according to a presidential source, and after negotiations failed, they "refused to release" him

Niger: At least 58 killed after gunmen attack civilians returning from market in Banibangou

There was no immediate claim of responsibility though extremists belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group are known to be active in the Tillaberi region