Niger has a long history of military coups since its independence from France in 1960, though in recent years it had been less politically unstable. When Bazoum came to office in 2021, it was the ...

Neighboring countries threatened to go to war — some to scuttle the coup ... the election of Mr. Bazoum as president in 2021 raised hopes that Niger was on a democratic path.

“All military intervention against Niger will be considered equivalent to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso ... Sahel has doubled to 2,912 since 2021, according to a report by the ...

Even though casualties from “terrorist attacks” increased worldwide after 2021, the loss of civilians in Niger decreased by ... on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Since the coup, there has been a war of words between the military and ... Russian flags President Bazoum entered office in 2021 in Niger's first democratic and peaceful transition of power ...

With the deployment of Russia’s Wagner Group to Mali in late 2021, Niger’s pro-Western orientation was also valued by French and U.S. policymakers anxious to block Russian expansion in the region.

Bazoum was elected in 2021. His ascendancy was Niger’s first democratic power ... link resource extraction to the funding of the war effort in Ukraine”. Yet, figures from Russia suggest ...

Niger is betting on increased oil exploration and gold mining to help modernise its economy. It is a significant producer of uranium. Mohamed Bazoum became president in April 2021 in Niger's first ...