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General Abdourahamane Tianis presidential guard repelled an assault on the presidential palace.  By - (AFP)

Niger mutiny suppressed, but questions remain over junta's cohesion

Aug 30, 2026 | Niger

Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing d ...

Aug 30, 2026 | Niger

Niger's capital of Niamey on Sunday appeared calm with normalcy restored after a day of unrest as young soldiers staged ...

Aug 29, 2026 | Niger

Niger's ruling junta said it was back in control after mutinous soldiers set off armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturd ...

Aug 29, 2026 | Niger

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had l ...

Aug 29, 2026 | Niger

Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it gradually took back control after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around t ...

Aug 29, 2026 | Niger

Niger's national television was off air on Saturday after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the capital, including ar ...

Aug 29, 2026 | Niger

A security source told Reuters that terrorists had attacked the city's Diori Hamani International Airport and attempte ...

Aug 29, 2026 | Niger

Gunfire and explosions were heard overnight near a military base at the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey, ...

Aug 14, 2026 | Niger

Kevin Rideout is in good health and is being cared for by US officials, said SIM International, the organisation Rideo ...

Aug 11, 2026 | Niger

Niger's military has received four military helicopters and other equipment gifted by Algeria, airport and security sour ...

Jul 27, 2026 | Niger

Three years after Niger's military coup, insecurity has worsened and civic freedoms have been sharply restricted, despit ...

Jul 22, 2026 | Niger

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday raised alarms over Nigeria's mass trials of alleged jihadists, saying many convictions w ...

Jun 25, 2026 | Niger

The latest assault on Niamey International Airport claimed the lives of 11 soldiers and two civilians, following an atta ...