#Niger

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has called on Niger's Russian-backed military government to lift its sudden suspension of nine French media outlets. This coincides with major instability in neighboring Mali.

Niger’s military government has banned dozens of local and foreign reporters since seizing power in 2023.

Russian forces operating under the Africa Corps have freed two geologists, a Russian and a Ukrainian national, who had been abducted by an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Niger

Nigeria has filed 13 counts of treason and terrorism against security personnel accused of plotting to oust President Bola Tinubu, with penalties up to life in prison or death