Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country's highest military rank and signed a decree ...

Niger's ruling junta said there would be a five-year transition to constitutional rule starting from Wednesday, in an ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, who leads Niger's junta, has been sworn in as president for a five-year transitional term, under a ...

Alongside his inauguration, he was promoted to the highest military rank of army general and issued a decree dissolving all ...

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

The junta-run country quit the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an international group of French-speaking ...

In separate communications, the military governments in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen ...