The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, ...

Niger's junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, since the military coup in July 2023.

The United Nations, UN, has said that Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum has been arbitrarily detained with his wife ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention from February 15-19 to outline its long-awaited political transition. The junta, ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

Bazoum, who was elected in 2021, was overthrown on 26 July 2023 by General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of his presidential ...

the elected president of the country, Mohamed Bazoum, who in 2021 completed the first peaceful handover of power in Niger's history." Since the 2023 coup, the military have reinforced their power ...

Niger's military regime will organise a "national convention" from February 15 to 19, notably intended to set the duration of ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

At a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a staple out of reach for many in Niger due to record inflation. "The prices of local ...

Niger’s junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, since the military coup in July 2023.This month the United Nations ...

Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched a ...