Tag: Niamey
Niger: Niamey announces that all French soldiers will have left the country by December 22
All French soldiers deployed in Niger as part of the anti-jihadist fight will have left the country by December 22, announced the military regime that came to power through a…
Niger: Paris discusses with Niamey the withdrawal of part of its military personnel and equipment
“Exchanges” are taking place between the Nigerien and French armies on the withdrawal of “certain French military elements” in Niger, while the generals who have taken power are demanding the…
Niger: gathering of thousands of people in Niamey after an ultimatum to France
Several thousand people gathered in Niamey on Saturday to support the military regime resulting from a coup, the day after its 48-hour ultimatum given to the French ambassador to Niger…
Niger: the regime promises a transition of up to three years, demonstration of support in Niamey
As with every demonstration in favor of the new regime, many slogans hostile to France and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were chanted or displayed on placards,…
Niger: arrival of a mediation of Nigerian religious leaders in Niamey
Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: AFP 7:01 p.m., August 12, 2023 Nigerian religious leaders arrived in Niamey on Saturday to meet members of the military regime, which came…
Niger: thousands of supporters of the military regime gathered near the French base in Niamey
Thibaud Hue, with AFP / Photo credits: AFP 5:50 p.m., August 11, 2023modified to 6:25 p.m., August 11, 2023 On Friday, thousands of supporters of the military regime that emerged…
Niger: nearly 30,000 supporters of the military coup in a stadium in Niamey
Chloé Lagadou with AFP / Photo credit: AFP 6:18 p.m., August 06, 2023modified to 07:19, August 07, 2023 Some 30,000 Niger coup supporters gathered in Niamey on Sunday in a…
Niger: how to ensure the security of the French Embassy in Niamey?
Guillaume Dominguez, edited by Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credit: AFP 06:15, August 04, 2023 On Wednesday, the day after the evacuation of several hundred French nationals from Niger, thousands of…
Niger: thousands of people gathered in Niamey to support the coup
LIVE Thousands of people gathered Thursday in Niamey to support the perpetrators of the coup in Niger which overthrew elected President Mohamed Bazoum, sequestered for eight days and whose “immediate…
Evacuation in Niger: a first plane took off from Niamey
A plane took off from Paris on Tuesday at midday and is en route to Niamey airport to evacuate the first French nationals from the capital of Niger, a source…
Niger: thousands of demonstrators in front of the French embassy in Niamey, Paris condemns
Thousands of people demonstrated in front of the French embassy on Sunday in Niamey, before being dispersed by tear gas canisters, noted an AFP journalist, during a rally in support…