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  1. jeuneafrique.com/1522727/polit
    Salem Mohamed Bazoum n’est plus retenu prisonnier dans l’enceinte du palais présidentiel de Niamey. Ce lundi 8 janvier, le fils de l’ancien président Mohamed Bazoum et de l’ex-première dame Hadiza Bazoum – qui restent quant à eux détenus sous la surveillance de leur ancienne garde présidentielle – a bénéficié d’une autorisation de mise en liberté provisoire du tribunal militaire de Niamey.
    #Niger #nigercoup

  2. France keeps losing influence in its former colonial African states: the French embassy in Niger’s capital has now closed – an extremely rare measure. The shutdown marks just the latest blow in a long series of political defeats for Paris in the region, including the withdrawal of all French troops from the country. But why are they in the Sahel region anyway?


    #PanAfrican #Sahel #NigerCoup #FranceNiger

  3. "It's not just the French who are our problems. It's the whole of NATO." - said one Nigerien in response to the withdrawal of the last French soldiers from the country, bringing France's decade-long military operation in the Sahel to an end. In the wake of this year's coup in Niger, which toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, a close ally of France, coup authorities ordered the withdrawal of 1,500 French troops from the country.

    #NigerCoup #FranceNiger #PanAfrican

  4. aljazeera.com/features/2023/12
    Le français ne sera bientôt plus une des langues officielles du #Niger #nigercoup #Francophonie
    The government of Niger calls on the African people to decolonise their minds and promote their own national languages in accordance with the ideas of the founding fathers of Pan-Africanism,” said the government’s statement.

  5. red. Rewind 2023: Among the biggest embarrassments for France following the 2023 coup in Niger, which cut far-reaching exploitative ties between the African country and its former colonial ruler, was the seizure of "smuggled croissants" bound for the sanctioned French embassy in the country. Coup forces seized chests full of the French pastries contraband, one of many embarrassments for France this year.

    #YearInReview #NigerCoup #FrenchEmbassyBlockade

  6. Thousands protested against new ECOWAS sanctions in Niger that are devastating the country's food supply chain. The regional Western-backed ECOWAS alliance previously threatened to launch a military invasion of Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, following a coup in July.

    #NigerCoup #AfricaNews #AfricaPolitics

  7. Six countries in West and Central Africa have had coups in the last few years, with Gabon and Niger the most recent. Is there a pattern emerging? And where d...
    What’s behind the wave of coups in Africa? | Start Here
  8. Six countries in West and Central Africa have had coups in the last few years, with Gabon and Niger the most recent. Is there a pattern emerging? And where d...
    What’s behind the wave of coups in Africa? | Start Here
  9. France is reported to be in talks with Niger's army about the possible withdrawal of some of its troops. Niger's coup leaders have been urging France to with...
    France in talks with Niger officials over troop withdrawal: Reports
  10. France is reported to be in talks with Niger's army about the possible withdrawal of some of its troops. Niger's coup leaders have been urging France to with...
    France in talks with Niger officials over troop withdrawal: Reports
  11. Protests in Niger are bigger than they’ve ever been. Only a month after overthrowing the president, protesters are now focusing their anger on their former c...
    Will Niger succeed in pushing France out? | The Take
  12. Protests in Niger are bigger than they’ve ever been. Only a month after overthrowing the president, protesters are now focusing their anger on their former c...
    Will Niger succeed in pushing France out? | The Take
  13. Tens of thousands of Niger coup supporters are camped outside a military base in the capital, demanding the departure of hundreds of French troops.Relations ...
    Niger coup supporters call for French ambassador, troops to leave country
  14. Tens of thousands of Niger coup supporters are camped outside a military base in the capital, demanding the departure of hundreds of French troops.Relations ...
    Niger coup supporters call for French ambassador, troops to leave country
  15. Niger's coup leaders and France are in a stand-off. The military wants to cut ties with the former colonial power. President Emmanuel Macron refuses to recog...
    How is France and Niger's standoff likely to end? | Inside Story
  16. Niger's coup leaders and France are in a stand-off. The military wants to cut ties with the former colonial power. President Emmanuel Macron refuses to recog...
    How is France and Niger's standoff likely to end? | Inside Story
  17. Thousands of supporters of Niger’s military coup have started a sit-in outside a military base where French troops are staying in the capital.They threatened...
    Niger coup supporters rally near the French embassy in Niamey
  18. Thousands of supporters of Niger’s military coup have started a sit-in outside a military base where French troops are staying in the capital.They threatened...
    Niger coup supporters rally near the French embassy in Niamey
  19. Niger's military leaders have informed the French government that diplomatic immunity has been removed from French Ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte. And hav...
    Niger's military rulers revoke French ambassador's immunity, order expulsion
  20. Niger's military leaders have informed the French government that diplomatic immunity has been removed from French Ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte. And hav...
    Niger's military rulers revoke French ambassador's immunity, order expulsion