A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following national ...

Niger's junta will stay in power for at least half a decade more if it accepts a plan presented on Thursday, which does not ...

Former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife have been detained by Niger's military junta since July 2023, when it ...

Niger's junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife at the presidential palace in the capital, ...

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, 57, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a widely circulated opinion article entitled, ‘Foreign ...

A consultative body appointed by Niger's junta proposed on Thursday a five-year timeline for the transition to civilian rule ...

Bazoum, who was elected in 2021, was overthrown on 26 July 2023 by General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of his presidential ...

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD) urged the release of Nigerien former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, ...

The campaign has also created a website dedicated to ensuring Mohamed Bazoum is not forgotten. "His unjust detention is a call to action - for democracy, justice, and the principles he represents.

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

After a coup in 2023 when the army seized power and ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's junta proposed a three-year timeline for a transition back to civilian rule. However, West Africa's ...