Niger’s military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained after a coup in 2023, but former President Mohamed Bazoum is still being held FILE ...

Niger's junta staged a coup in 2023 and ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Like military rulers in Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger authorities went on to kick out French and other European forces and ...

Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under house arrest since the 2023 military takeover, was not on the list of those released despite international calls for him to be freed.

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he deposed Niger's elected President, Mohamed Bazoum. On Wednesday, Gen Tchiani took the presidential office under a new charter that ...

Some of the freed officials had worked in the cabinet of the deposed administration of Bazoum. Among those released were Mahamane Sani Issoufou, former oil minister and son of ex-president ...

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called for the immediate release of Niger Republic’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained since the July ...