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Youre live with bbc news. lets go back to that story on niger. as i mentioned earlier the coup and subsequent flight of citizens and involvement of france has wider implications for the sahel region. i want to cross live now to a senior sahel and os for the international crisis group who joins us from dakar in senegal, its good to talk to you, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us on the bbc. lets talk about whats happening in niger, what is your assessment of the next few days? th...

New Alamein projects have increased the price of real estate units across the North Coast, reports Safeya Mounir

The coup is part of a wave of instability sweeping the Sahel where Beijing has extensive economic interests.

That said, ecowass response to this coup is incredibly significant and probably one of the more severe responses weve seen in the region. the last time ecowas threatened the potential use of force to dislodge the coup was for the gambian coup that took place in 2016. before that was in mali in 2012. so the point made is that the past five coups that have taken place in the sahel have not been met with such strong rhetoric by the regional bloc, but also the international community. so this is qui...

Just days after the military seized power in Niger last week, the new junta has already been the target of sanctions by Brussels and Washington. What that means for the 1,000 U.S. soldiers stationed in Niger, among other things, remains unclear.

Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.

Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, who was removed as prime minister of Niger when military officers seized power last week, told RFI and France24 that external forces are seeking to stir up opposition to France,…

World News: The military takeover in Niger completed a domino chain of countries ruled by leaders who seized power by force, fuelling instability and presenting a

Niger's military junta has accused France of seeking to "intervene militarily" to return deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to power as tensions mount with the country's former colonial ruler France and…

Any attack on French nationals or interests in Niger will provoke a strong immediate reaction from France, the French government said on Sunday.