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Now playing Next World News Plan agreed for military intervention in Niger as deadline approaches Leaders of the bloc of West African states known as ECOWAS have agreed on a plan for military intervention in Niger unless coup leaders restore civilian rule by Sunday. 05/08/2023
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Now playing Next Niger International pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger International pressure mounted Thursday against leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the United States “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation's democracy, and Senegal offered troops to help. 04/08/2023
Now playing Next Niger Hundreds rally in Niger as country's new junta seeks to justify coup Hundreds demonstrated in support of the new regime in Niamey, as Niger's coup leaders and their supporters remain defiant as a deadline set by neighbouring regional countries to reinstate ousted President Mahomed Bazoum looms. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Mass rally in Niger in support of the recent coup WATCH: Hundreds of people gather for a mass rally in the Niger capital Niamey in a show of support for the recent military coup with some brandishing giant Russian flags. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next World News Plane carrying 262 evacuees from Niger lands in Paris Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next Niger Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate Niger was the leading supplier of uranium to Europe and a key Western ally in the fight against jihadist groups in the region. Euronews asks Jean-Hervé Jezequel from the International Crisis Group what regime change could mean for the West. 01/08/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Niger: France plans evacuation as coup leaders gather support France, Italy and Spain have announced plans to evacuate their citizens from Niger, days after a junta seized power in the country. 01/08/2023
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: Protesters in Niger denounce France, wave the Russian flag Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched through the streets of Niamey, on Sunday waving Russian flags, chanting the name of the Russian president and forcefully denouncing former colonial power France. 31/07/2023
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Thousands rally in support of military junta in Niger One of the gatherings took place in front of the French embassy. The crowd was dispersed with tear gas bombs. 30/07/2023
Now playing Next Niger France warns attacks on its interests in Niger will not be tolerated Protesters vandalised the French embassy in Niamey after a military junta moved to seize power in the aid- and security-dependent West African nation. 30/07/2023
Now playing Next Niger African Union gives Niger rebels 15-day ultimatum If General Omar Tchiani and his men do not yield, the AU has threatened to impose what it has called "extreme sanctions" on the African nation. 30/07/2023
Now playing Next Niger EU suspends all security cooperation with Niger in wake of military co The US has said it will continue to provide humanitarian aid to the West African country. The European Union will not. 29/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Niger coup: Brussels threatens budget support suspension The EU's top diplomat on Friday warned of "consequences" for the cooperation between the EU and Niger, including the suspension of budget support, after General Abdourahmane Tchiani declared himself leader of the African country. 28/07/2023
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Niger ruling party HQ torched by coup supporters Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who said they had overthrown the government, despite a defiant stand by the country's elected president and an outcry from the world community. 28/07/2023