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Conservationists are disputing the government’s lifting of the logging ban in effect for the past six years

This was the council’s first public communication since it met earlier this month to discuss Niger’s crisis

‘We will work together to find a way out of the crisis, in the interests of all,’ Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani said, commenting after his first meeting with a regional delegation seeking to resolve the nation’s crisis

In a region rife with coups, Niger was seen as one of the last democratic countries that Western nations could partner with to beat back a growing jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group

This is the first meeting since the defense chiefs of the Western African regional bloc ordered the deployment of a ‘standby force’ last week to restore constitutional rule in the country

A military detachment was attacked Tuesday afternoon as it moved between the villages of Boni and Torodi in the Tillaberi region

The fighting appears to be the most intense to shake Tripoli this year

If convicted, President Bazoum could face the death penalty, according to the country’s penal code

Niger was the last Western-allied democracy in this part of Africa. But now, with the recent coup, Russia has gained influence

The head of the Russian paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been meeting with representatives from Mali, the Central African Republic and Niger. The United States, meanwhile, is attempting to block the Wagner Group from profiting from African mines

The West African bloc ECOWAS had given the soldiers that overthrew Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum until last Sunday to release and reinstate him or they threatened military action

It’s unclear when or where the ECOWAS regional bloc will deploy its ‘standby force’ and which countries would contribute to it

A record 20,000 people departed from the North African country in July alone

Meanwhile, the regional ECOWAS bloc says it has directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger

The United States and the European Union have suspended funding programs in the African country after the military uprising and borders have been closed

A presidential adviser says the family is living without electricity and only has rice and canned goods left to eat, but that Bazoum will never resign. The military junta is making efforts to entrench itself in power and is rejecting international mediation efforts.

The regional bloc known as ECOWAS had threatened to use military force if the junta didn’t reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday, a deadline that was ignored

In Niger’s capital, thousands of people at a stadium rally have cheered the coup leaders and a chicken decorated in the colors of former colonizer France was publicly beheaded

The West African country promotes baked goods made with native grains, to overcome the ups and downs of imports after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The CEO of Open AI plans to create the largest biometric database in the world with another of his companies, which is registered in the Cayman Islands

This would be the first time in years that the regional bloc known as ECOWAS would try to forcefully put down a coup

Mnangagwa claims widespread intimidation against his Citizens Coalition for Change party and alleged some voters are making their decisions under threats of violence or even death

Kenya’s police have long been accused by rights groups of killings and torture. That includes gunning down civilians during Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew

The Biden administration has yet to announce any decision on evacuation for American forces, diplomats, aid workers and other U.S. citizens in Niger, an important counter-terror base for the United States in the Sahel

The countries issued a statement saying, ‘In the event the authority’s demands are not met within one week, (the bloc will) take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger’

President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the termination of the grain deal earlier this month caused a rise in grain prices that benefits Russian companies, and added that Moscow would share some of those revenues with the ‘poorest nations’

Members of the Niger military announced on Wednesday they had deposed democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and on Friday named Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as the country’s new leader