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🔴 Live: 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. Follow our...

🔴 Live: France to start evacuating citizens from Niger on Tuesday following coup France will start to evacuate its nationals from Niger on Tuesday, following a military coup that has unleashed protests against the former colonial power, the French foreign ministry has said. Earlier, junta-led...

Niger coup leaders accuse France of wanting to 'intervene militarily' Niger's putschists on Monday accused former colonial ruler France of wanting to "intervene militarily" to reinstate the country's elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed in a military coup last week.

Senegalese opponent Sonko formally charged and detained, says his lawyer Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko on Monday was charged with fomenting insurrection, three days after being arrested at his home, one of his lawyers told reporters. Sonko said Sunday he is now on hunger strike...

Migrants between life and death in Tunisia-Libya desert In the unbearable midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on the reddish-brown desert sand.

Safety of French nationals is ‘only priority’ in Niger, says foreign minister France's foreign minister on Monday denied accusations from Niger's junta that Paris is plotting military action to support ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The deposed leader has been held by Niger’s military since...

Senegal's Sonko supporters claim legal charges are 'politically motivated' Senegal's public prosecutor on Saturday announced seven new charges against opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, and on Monday formally charged him with fomenting insurrection. "Mr Sonko's supporters had called for protests...

Police and Sonko supporters clash in Dakar as Oumane Sonko is jailed In tonight's edition: Just days after being arrested at home, Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's has been charged with fomenting insurrection and had his party dissolved. France has denied accusations from Niger's...

Burkina Faso and Mali say intervention in Niger would be 'declaration of war' Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a "declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali", the two countries said in a joint statement Monday.

Central African Republic votes on new constitution as president eyes third term The Central African Republic voted on Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to seek a third term in a country which has endured several coups.

ECOWAS gives Niger junta one week to cede power, threatens use of force West African leaders on Sunday gave the military junta in Niger one week to cede power, warning they did not rule out the "use of force", and imposed immediate financial sanctions.

France condemns Niger violence after thousands of junta supporters gather outside embassy France on Sunday warned it would retaliate if its citizens were attacked in Niger, after protesters tried to enter its embassy in the capital, Niamey.

Blinken says ousted Niger president has ‘unflagging’ US support after coup US Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered Niger's ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum Washington's steadfast support, and warned those detaining him that "hundreds of millions of dollars of assistance" was at risk.

Who is Abdourahamane Tiani, the army general who seized power in Niger? General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of Niger's powerful presidential guard who took power after a military coup, is an army veteran who has foiled similar uprisings in the restive West African nation.

France cuts off aid to Niger amid growing Western condemnation of coup The European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the United States has threatened to do the same after military leaders this week announced they had overthrown the democratically elected president...

Senegal's state prosecutor announces new judicial proceedings against Sonko Senegal's state prosecutor Abdou Karim Diop has announced new judicial proceedings against the country's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is currently in custody following his arrest on Friday night.

Senegal: Ousmane Sonko arrested Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested by the country's gendarmerie. The news was confirmed late on Friday by members of his Patriots of Senegal party as well as his lawyer, Juan Branco. For more on this rapidly developing story we speak to...

Abdourahmane Tchiani declares himself leader after Niger coup Leaders of the coup in Niger have declared the chief of the Presidential guard, General Abdourahamane Tchiani as the new head of state. The constitution has been suspended and all former institutions under overthrown President Mohamed...

France's FM says detained Niger president 'in good health' Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum is in "good health" despite being detained at his residence by coup plotters, France's foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Friday.

France's Macron says Niger coup 'illegitimate' and 'dangerous' for Sahel region French President Emmanuel Macron described a coup that ousted Niger's elected leader as "dangerous" for the Sahel on Friday, as Western powers scramble to preserve a key ally in the insurgent-stricken region.