Arts Aug 29 Guitar virtuoso Mdou Moctar gets political after home country experiences coup By Christopher Booker
World Aug 22 The African Union suspends Niger until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’ The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected president and quickly entrenched themselves in power. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
World Aug 15 A human rights group in Niger says it can’t get access to officials who were detained following coup A spokesperson for the ruling junta has said the detained officials were being treated humanely. The junta says it plans to prosecute Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security, crimes that are eligible for the death penalty. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
World Aug 11 West African nations order troops to restore democracy in Niger after military coup Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered troops deployed to restore Niger’s flailing democracy. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
World Aug 10 AP report: Niger’s junta told U.S. they would kill deposed president if neighbors intervene militarily Representatives of the junta told U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week, a Western military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of… By Sam Mednick, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press