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Dozens of soldiers were killed or arrested after young troops attempted a mutiny in Niger’s capital, amid worsening militant violence and military discontent. Russia’s Africa Corps reportedly supported junta forces in suppressing the rebellion, highlighting growing pressure on Niger’s military government

Two Indians were killed and one abducted in a terrorist attack in Niger’s Dosso region. The Indian Embassy is working to return the bodies and secure the release of the abducted person, while advising all Indians in Niger to stay alert

The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village of Fambita in the rural commune of Kokorou, near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso

Global intergovernmental entities must curb foreign meddling in African nations that causes political instability

The conflict's ripple effect on global food and fertilizer prices has hit these Sahelian countries particularly hard, making food scarcer and unaffordable, especially for women and their children.

United States on Tuesday formally declared the ousting of Niger's democratically-elected president a coup d'etat, more than two months after mutinous soldiers seized power

Emmanuel Macron has announced his decision to withdraw the country's ambassador and end all military cooperation with Niger

Niger's junta closed its airspace and regional countries closed border crossings as part of economic and travel sanctions, making it hard for people to leave

African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order”

Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country's president whom they toppled nearly a month ago

Pope Francis called on the international community “to find a peaceful solution as soon as possible, for the good of all.”

The Niger takeover is the latest in a string of recent coups in Africa, following those in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad and Sudan

Despite a top US general's assertion that a final decision is still weeks away, preparations for a potential US military pullout from Niger are already underway

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

No military action has been taken and the coup leaders appear to have gained the upper hand over the regional group that issued the threat

President Mohamed Bazoum sits confined with his family in an unlit basement of his presidential compound, cut off from resupplies of food and from electricity and cooking gas by the junta that overthrew him, said Niger’s ambassador to US

The government has also advised Indian nationals who have not registered with the Indian Embassy in Niamey, to do so expeditiously

India on Friday advised its citizens residing in Niger to leave that country in view of widespread violence there

Tensions are escalating between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops

The reason is that many of the powerful countries, including Russia, France, the USA, and China, are directly or indirectly involved in the evolving situation in Niger.