Niger

Landlocked country in West Africa

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Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. It covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km² (490,000 sq mi), making it the largest landlocked country in West Africa and the second largest landlocked nation in Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara. Its predominantly Muslim population of about 25 million lives mostly in clusters in the south and west of the country. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's southwest corner along the namesake Niger River.

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GB's Cunningham through to +80kg taekwondo quarter-finals Watch as Great Britain's Caden Cunningham wins his round of 16 match against Niger's Abdoul Razak Issoufou and heads to the quarter-finals of the men's +80kg taekwondo. BBC Sport - Published on August 10, 2024
Ousted president's escape attempt thwarted, Niger junta says Niger's ruling military junta has said it thwarted an overnight attempt by deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to escape detention. Sky News - Published on October 20, 2023
France to pull ambassador and troops out of Niger by end of the year France will remove its 1,500 troops from Niger by the end of the year following the country's military coup earlier this year. Sky News - Published on September 24, 2023

'Leave as soon as possible': Centre's advice to Indian citizens in violence-hit Niger As violence grips Niger, the Centre on Friday advised Indian citizens residing in the troubled African nation to leave the country "as soon as possibe"."In light of the prevailing situation, Indian.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 11, 2023
Ousted Niger president 'low on food' two weeks after military coup Niger's deposed president is running out of food and facing other increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under house arrest, an adviser has said. Sky News - Published on August 9, 2023
Niger junta closes airspace as deadline to reinstate ousted president passes Niger has closed its airspace until further notice citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a deadline to reinstate the country's.. Sky News - Published on August 7, 2023

Niger coup: Deadline arrives for leaders to stand down and reinstate president A deadline for Niger's coup leaders to stand down and reinstate the country's elected president has arrived. Sky News - Published on August 6, 2023
Niger's ousted president says he is a 'hostage' after military coup President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger has claimed he is a "hostage" and that the entire Sahel region could fall to the Russians following the country's military coup. Sky News - Published on August 4, 2023
France evacuates Indian nationals from Niger Following the military coup in Niger, the French Government evacuated over 990 of its citizens including Indian nationals over the past two days. IndiaTimes - Published on August 3, 2023
UK reduces staff numbers at Niger embassy following military coup Britain is reducing the number of staff at its embassy in Niger following last week's military coup. Sky News - Published on August 3, 2023

Mali and Burkina Faso threaten war over plans for military intervention in Niger Mali and Burkina Faso have warned other West African nations that military intervention in Niger will be considered a declaration of warfare against them. Sky News - Published on August 1, 2023
Toppled Niger government encouraged French strikes to free president, junta claims Niger's military junta, which has overthrown the country's elected leader, has claimed the ousted government authorised France to carry out strikes to free the president. Sky News - Published on July 31, 2023
How Wagner is providing cover for Putin in crisis-hit Niger The spectacle of Russian flags waved by coup-supporters at Sunday's rally in Niamey, Niger, shows just how much Russia's effort to pitch itself as an anti-colonial flag bearer resonates. Sky News - Published on July 31, 2023	Niger joins list of Sahel African countries to experience military coups Niger is the latest country in the Sahel region of northwest Africa to experience a military coup. Sky News - Published on July 31, 2023
Niger coup backers wave Russian flags as Wagner mercenary boss offers support Thousands of supporters of the military junta that seized control in Niger in a coup have marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian flags and denouncing former colonial power France. Sky News - Published on July 30, 2023	General declares himself new leader of Niger after coup The general who led a coup in Niger has declared himself the country's new leader. Sky News - Published on July 28, 2023
Military group in Niger claim to have overthrown president A group of soldiers in Niger have claimed to have put an end to the government, hours after detaining President Mohamed Bazoum in the presidential palace. Sky News - Published on July 27, 2023	India steps-up military outreach to Africa with exercise & chiefs' conclave Senior Army officers on Friday said the 10-day AFINDEX exercise, in which contingents from nine countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Niger, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) will take.. IndiaTimes - Published on March 17, 2023