Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
NIAMEY, Niger -- A French military transport plane carrying Europeans departed Niger on Tuesday in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders. France, Italy and Spain all announced…#niamey #niger #europeans #spain #westafrican #belgians #danish #mohamedbazoum #defenseministry #bazoum (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why The Niger Coup Has Sparked Concerns About Nuclear Power
When a coup left Niger's democratically elected president detained and rebellious soldiers in charge of the West African nation last week, it also sparked concern about how the supply of uranium to European countries, used to fuel nuclear reactors, might be at risk —those fears materialized Monday…#niger #westafrican #westernafrican #politico #euratomsupplyagency #nigerien #aljazeera #europeancommission #adalbertjahnz #afp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do sanctions work?
Economic sanctions have become the go-to response to the misdeeds of rival powers, rogue nations, despots, and evil-doers of all sorts. The coup leaders in Niger are the latest targets, with neighboring West African nations imposing financial penalties and threatening force unless ousted President…#niger #westafrican #mohamedbazoum #ukraine #maldives #isis #ustreasurydepartment #treasurydepartment #vladimirputin #cuba (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. " monitoring " as Europe starts evacuations from post-coup Niger
The U.S has no plans to evacuate American citizens from Niger after a coup in the country six days ago, despite efforts from European countries to fly out their nationals, the White House said Tuesday. France and Italy have prepared to evacuate their citizens and other Europeans from Niger…#niger #europeans #africa #mohamedbazoum #johnkirby #cbsnews #elainecobbe #isis #niamey #burkinafaso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger coup highlights west ’s failing policy in the Sahel
Fall of Mohamed Bazoum risks leaving the stage to jihadist or Russian groups#mohamedbazoum #jihadist #russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mali, Burkina Faso Warn Against Military Intervention in Niger
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger Suspends Uranium & Gold Exports Amid Rumors Of Imminent French Military Intervention
Niger Suspends Uranium & Gold Exports Amid Rumors Of Imminent French Military Intervention Last week's coup in Niger is already fast becoming an internationalized conflict situation, as the West African nation's former colonial ruler France has denounced and condemned the junta—while urging that…#niger #westafrican #mohamedbazoum #niamey #bazoum #mideast #antifrench #uranium #abdourahmanetiani #chad (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Niger general who ousted a president he was meant to protect
In 2011, after two decades climbing the ranks of Niger's army, Abdourahamane Tiani was handed one of the military's most prized appointments: the head of an elite unit set up to protect the president. Last week, Tiani, a general, used his position and manpower to do the opposite. He imprisoned…#niger #abdourahamanetiani #tiani #mohamedbazoum #centralafrica #islamist #burkinafaso #agadez #tuareg #morocco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger Coup Supporters Wave Russian Flags As West African Nations Threaten Use Of Force Against Junta
Supporters of the military junta in Niger attacked the Embassy of France—the country’s former colonial ruler—while expressing support for Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin in the country’s capital Niamey on Sunday, as other West African nations expressed strong opposition to the junta’s recent…#niger #vladimirputin #niamey #westafrican #frenchembassy #russian #moscow #wagner #westafrica #yevgenyprigozhin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regional Bloc Threatens Force to Remove Coup Leaders in Niger
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
NIAMEY/ABUJA, July 30 (Reuters) - West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta attacked the French embassy in Niamey. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc's…#niamey #westafrican #mohammedbazoum #niger #nigeria #chad #mahamatidrissdeby #nigerian #bolatinubu #ouhoumoudoumahamadou (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger coup creates Earth ’s longest stretch of military rule
A military takeover of the West African country of Niger last week has created a belt of six African countries coast to coast where military juntas are now in charge of the government, the NYT reported. The 3,500-mile stretch is the longest such chain on the globe. The impacts are global: This…#westafrican #niger #african #southasia #middleeast #jihadist #times #wagner #yevgenyprigozhin #russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News Wrap: Unrest in Niger ’s capital, deadly bombing at Pakistan rally
In our news wrap Sunday, a bomb at a political rally for a hard-line religious leader in Pakistan killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 200, the French embassy in Niger’s capital was attacked as thousands marched in support of the military for deposing the president, and Russian officials…#pakistan #niger #russian #moscow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Africa bloc threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French Embassy attacked
NIAMEY/ABUJA (Reuters) -West African nations imposed economic and travel sanctions on Niger's new military leaders on Sunday, threatening to use force if they fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc's response to the Sahel region's seventh coup…#niamey #african #niger #mohammedbazoum #frenchembassy #nigeria #westafrican #burkinafaso #guinea #unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Any attack on French interests in Niger will spur swift response
Any attack on French nationals or interests in Niger will provoke a strong immediate reaction from France, the French government said on Sunday, as pro-junta protests took place outside the French Embassy in Niamey following last week's military coup. "The President (Emmanuel Macron) will not…#niger #frenchembassy #niamey #emmanuelmacron #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #islamist #centralafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
