Niger soldiers close airspace, ignore deadline to reinstate ousted president
Niger coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace in response to a threat of military intervention by neighbouring West African countries and defied a deadline to restore the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more…
International calls to reinstate president grow after Niger military coup
There are growing international calls to release Niger President Mohamed Bazoum after the country’s military announced a coup and dissolved the constitution on Wednesday. Niger is considered an important ally for countries like France and the U.S. in the fight…
Niger soldiers claim to have overthrown president
Soldiers in Niger claim they have carried out a coup and removed the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum from office, dissolved the constitution and closed the country’s borders. The U.S. and the UN condemned the coup and demanded the release…