The junta also claimed that two central African countries are preparing for an invasion, but did not say which ones, and called on the country’s population to defend it
Nigeria's Senate pushed back against the plan by the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, urging Nigeria's president, the bloc's current chair, to explore options other than the use of force
United States also extended support to the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to defend constitutional order in Niger
New military ruler, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, lashed out at those who have condemned the coup and called on the population to be ready to defend the nation
A representative of the German foreign ministry said that all direct assistance payments to the Nigerian central government will be halted until further notice
Days after after mutinous soldiers ousted Niger's democratically elected president, uncertainty is mounting about the country's future and some are calling out the junta's reasons for seizing contro
According to Xinhua news agency, soldiers from the presidential guard in the West African nation barricaded President Bazoum in his presidential palace on Wednesday.
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