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Starvation in Sudan: As the war rages on, food insecurity runs rampant According to Amnesty International, civilians in Sudan are victims of "unimaginable horror". Since 15 April, the army and paramilitaries have been clashing. In a report entitled "Death has knocked on our door", the NGO...

Niger coup leaders rally supporters as ECOWAS deadline passes Pressure on Niger's coup leaders mounted Sunday with the approach of the one-week deadline set by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention. Calm appeared to reign...

France suspends development and budget aid to Burkina Faso France is suspending development aid and budgetary assistance to Burkina Faso, its foreign ministry announced Sunday.

🔴 Live: Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires A deadline set by ECOWAS for Niger's coup leaders to restore power to ousted President Mohamed Bazoum expired on Sunday, raising the prospect of military intervention in the West African country. As the deadline approached, military...

Analysis: ECOWAS credibility at risk over Niger intervention The expiration of the deadline set by ECOWAS for Niger’s junta to return power to the country’s ousted president means the West African organisation are now playing a “dangerous game”, says FRANCE 24’s senior reporter, James André. The...

US 'pauses' some aid to Niger in wake of coup but humanitarian relief to continue, Blinken says The United States is suspending some aid programs to the Niger government, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, more than one week after the country's president was toppled in a coup.

'In the fight against jihadist groups, Niger has no better allies than France and the US' On Thursday August 3, the military junta who took control of Niger at the end of July said they would cut military ties with their previous allies, the US and France. This could redefine the fight against...

ECOWAS meeting in Abuja draws to a close as the unfolding crisis in Niger shows no signs of abating West African defence chiefs plan a possible military intervention in Niger if coup leaders don't stand down. Also in this edition: Ethiopia's government has declared a 6 month state of emergency...

ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niger to meet coup leaders for talks A delegation from West African regional bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger on Thursday for talks with coup leaders. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the bloc’s chairman, urged representatives to do “whatever it takes to ensure a...

Niger coup brings France's complicated relationship with its former colonies into the spotlight The coup in Niger is the latest in a series of military takeovers in West Africa that have toppled governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. The ensuing political upheaval has caused tensions...

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Niger marks independence day as coup leaders suspend France 24 and RFI Thousands of pro-coup supporters take to the streets in Niger marking the 63rd anniversary of the country's independence from France, as France 24 and RFI are banned in the country. We talk to Dr Olayinka Ajala, senior...

🔴 Live: Niger's Bazoum calls on US for help, as putschists threaten to respond to any 'aggression' Niger's coup leaders on Thursday said they were scrapping military pacts made between Niamey and France. They also announced they were ending the mandates of ambassadors to four countries as they...

Ecowas says military intervention in Niger 'last resort' In tonight's edition: The cutting of power transmission from Nigeria to Niger puts pressure on the country as regional defence chiefs meet to work out the next steps in the response to last week's ousting of Niger's democratically elected...

Soaring famine in war-torn Sudan to impact over 20 million people The UN sounded the alarm Wednesday of impending famine in Sudan, where months of war have hit food supplies and pushed nearly four million people to flee the fighting.

Analysis: Western sanctions on Niger may not restore 'weakened' President Bazoum to power France, the EU and the US have imposed sanctions on Niger since a military coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26. But pressure from the West may not guarantee "weakened" Bazoum's future as leader...

Does the coup in Niger threaten nuclear power plants in France? The coup in Niger has prompted concerns the West African country could curtail uranium exports, possibly hamstringing nuclear power production in France and beyond. But so far, source diversification and well-stocked inventories...

European nationals evacuated from coup hit Niger In tonight's edition; As the first couple of hundreds of French and European nationals are evacuated from coup-hit Niger, the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso say any foreign armed intervention in Niamey will be treated as a...

First evacuation flight from Niger lands at Paris airport The first of three planes carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel.

Former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié has died at 89 Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bédié, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday.