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French President Emmanuel Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger.

‘They don’t want to fight terrorism’: France to end military presence in Niger after coup

President Emmanuel Macron also announced that France will pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup.

  • Angela Charlton

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President Mohamed Bazoum at the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger, in March.

Junta threatens to kill deposed Niger president if other countries intervene

It has already deprived Bazoum of food, water and electricity in captivity. Now it is furious at neighbouring countries’ “stand-by force” declaration.

  • Sam Mednick and Chinedu Asadu
Pro-coup protesters in Niamey.

What the Niger coup could mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine

The military power grab is stoking fears Russia and the Wagner mercenary group could use the coup to their advantage.

  • Lucy Cormack and Chris Zappone
Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger.

‘Down with France’: Protesters waving Russian flags march through Niger’s capital

French President Emmanuel Macron said attacks on France and its interests would not be tolerated and anyone who attacked French citizens would see an immediate response.

  • Sam Mednick
General Abdourahmane Tchiani makes a statement on TV declaring he is now the head of state following the coup.

Niger coup mastermind goes on TV to declare himself new leader

It is the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa in less than three years with Niger seen as the West’s most stable ally in an unstable region.

  • Moussa Aksar and Boureima Balima
Supporters of mutinous soldiers demonstrate in Niamey, Niger.

Detained after mutiny, Niger’s president vows democracy will prevail, Wagner takes notice

Wagner’s head Yevgeny Prigozhin has weighed in, describing the coup in the African nation as part of Niger’s fight against the ‘colonisers’.

  • Sam Mednick
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The US Department of Defence says the kidnapped man has been rescued.

US citizen kidnapped in Niger rescued in military operation

A SEAL team, along with other members of a joint special operations force, conducted the rescue, according to US officials.

  • Eric Tucker
Men head north towards Algeria after crossing the Assamaka border post in northern Niger in 2018. More than 80 African migrants have been rescued in the desert, IOM said on Tuesday.

Dozens of migrants rescued in Sahara Desert

Men, women and children were in distress, dehydrated and in need of medical attention when they were rescued by the International Organisation for Migration.

  • Carley Petesch
Nigeria - where a polio vaccine is pictured being administered to children - is predicted to become a global powerhouse.

Global population predicted to peak at 9.7b, before fall

The new projection predicts a global population around 2 billion lower than some previous estimates.

  • John Mullin

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