A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following national ...

A commission in junta-led Niger has recommended a five-year transition timeframe back to civilian rule. Back in 2023 when the ...

Former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife have been detained by Niger's military junta since July 2023, when it ...

A consultative body appointed by Niger's junta proposed on Thursday a five-year timeline for the transition to civilian rule ...

Niger's junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in the capital, ...

The campaign has also created a website dedicated to ensuring Mohamed Bazoum is not forgotten. "His unjust detention is a call to action - for democracy, justice, and the principles he represents.

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

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD) urged the release of Nigerien former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, ...

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

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 ...

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