insert_link Africa Human rights in Niger ‘in free fall’ since coup: NGOs Human rights in Niger are "in free fall" on the eve of the one-year anniversary of a coup that saw the military seize power, three international NGOs said Thursday. General Abdourahamane Tiani, heading the military regime, seized power on July 26 last year, after deposing elected president Mohamed Bazoum over allegations of failing to protect the West African nation from jihadist attacks. "The military authorities in […] todayJuly 25, 2024 11
insert_link Africa France demands ‘unconditional release’ of Niger president France on Tuesday called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, almost a year after he was overthrown in a coup. Bazoum has "been held prisoner for a year in scandalous conditions", foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said. "We have always condemned this detention, we still strongly condemn it and continue to call for his immediate and unconditional release," he told reporters […] todayJuly 23, 2024 14
insert_link Africa Benin arrests five Nigeriens in escalating diplomatic standoff Benin authorities have arrested five Nigeriens at a port where Niger loads oil for export, sharply escalating a growing diplomatic dispute between the two West African nations. Five Nigerien nationals were arrested at the port of Seme-Kpodji on Wednesday evening after "entering the site without disclosing their identity", according to a statement from Elonm Mario Metonou, the special prosecutor at CRIET, Benin's court for financial crimes […] todayJune 7, 2024 12
insert_link Oshiwambo Niger a kuthwa uukwashilyo wo ECOWAS O ECOWAS oya kuthapo uukwashilyo wa Niger sho aaleli yopakwiita ya tindi okushuna omupresitend Mohamed Bazoum koshipundi. Bazoum okuumbwa koshipundi ketanga lyopakwiita mo 26 July. O ECOWAS momushangwa ohela oyati omutumba gongaashingeyi gwaaleli yawo mo Nigeria ogwa talako kutya epangelo lya Bazoum olyuumbwa koshipundi ketanga lyopakwiita. Nuukwashilyo owa kuthwapo sigo elandulathano lyopakotampango lya shunwapo moshilongo. todayDecember 15, 2023 6
