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Tensions rise in Niger as West African nations prepare to send troops amid military coup
A coalition of West African nations said on Thursday it had decided to deploy a “standby force” aimed at restoring constitutional order in Niger after its Sunday deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum expired.
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Blinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the country’s president this week threatens Washington’s economic support to the African nation. Speaking in Australia, Blinken said on Saturday that continued security and economic arrangements for Niger hinge on the release of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and “the immediate restoration of...
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Niger's president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup
Niger’s president defiantly declared that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup over the West African country’s deteriorating security situation.