The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, ...

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

The United Nations, UN, has said that Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum has been arbitrarily detained with his wife since his ouster in a military coup. Recall that Bazoum, who was elected in ...

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

Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched a ...

Mohamed Bazoum, his son and wife have been held in the basement of his palace in Niamey since the coup on 26 July. "Living conditions remain difficult, with the electricity still cut off," the ...

Mohamed Bazoum." What led to the coup? Niger has dealt with waves of political instability for decades, and Tchiani's takeover marked the "fifth successful coup in the West African nation's ...

Niger's military regime will organise a "national convention" from February 15 to 19, notably intended to set the duration of the transition period that began with the 2023 overthrow of civilian ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

Niger's then President Mohamed Bazoum at a press conference at the presidential palace in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 23 June 2022.

Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched a ...