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Arts Aug 29

Guitar virtuoso Mdou Moctar gets political after home country experiences coup

By Christopher Booker

World Aug 22

A man carries a child dressed in military uniform as he gathers with thousands of anti-sanctions protestors holding Nigerien flags and Russian flags in the capital Niamey, Niger August 20, 2023. The sign reads "all the people of Niger support 100% the CNSP". Photo by Mahamadou Hamidou/REUTERS
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

Demonstration of coup supporters in Niger
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

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, meets min...
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

Demonstration of coup supporters in Niger
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

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