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…
Canada suspends funding to Niger in wake of coup
Ottawa has announced it will stop providing financial assistance to Niger’s government in the wake of a military coup in the West African country. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.6929328 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: Connect with CBC News…
Why Canada is suspending aid to Niger amid a military coup
Fellow of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, Andrew Rasiulis explains why Canada decided to suspend developmental aid to Niger amid a military coup. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: Connect with CTV News: For the latest…
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…