The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, ...

Authorities Should Immediately Release Mohamed Bazoum, Other Political DetaineesNiger's junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in the ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention from February 15-19 to outline its long-awaited political transition. The junta, ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

Bazoum, who was elected in 2021, was overthrown on 26 July 2023 by General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of his presidential ...

Mohamed Bazoum, his son and wife have been held in the basement of his palace in Niamey since the coup on 26 July. "Living conditions remain difficult, with the electricity still cut off," the ...

Demonstrators hold placards and Niger flags as they gather outside the country's embassy in Paris in support of President Mohamed Bazoum The US and UN are concerned about the health and safety of ...

Mohamed Bazoum." What led to the coup? Niger has dealt with waves of political instability for decades, and Tchiani's takeover marked the "fifth successful coup in the West African nation's ...

Niger's then President Mohamed Bazoum at a press conference at the presidential palace in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 23 June 2022.

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

At a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a staple out of reach for many in Niger due to record inflation. "The prices of local ...