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Blinken reiterates calls for release of Niger President Bazoum
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
United States State Secretary Antony Blinken had spoken to Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and reiterated America's calls for his release.
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Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Niger edged closer to conflict after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deadline threatening military intervention expired on Sunday.
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France backs efforts of West African bloc ECOWAS to reverse Niger military
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
France would back efforts by the West African regional body ECOWAS to derail the Niger military coup, the French Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, reported Al Jazeera.
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Niger is under attack from military junta trying to overthrow our democrac
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said that the coup plotters falsely claimed that they acted to protect the security of Niger.
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India is in touch with Indian nationals and embassy in Niger, says MEA
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
India is in touch with the Indian nationals and Indian Embassy in Niger. There has not been any issue or complaint from them and all of them seem to be safe, said External Affairs Ministry official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday.
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France evacuates Indian nationals from Niger
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following the military coup in Niger, the French Government evacuated over 990 of its citizens including Indian nationals over the past two days.
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Niger coup leader meets Wagner group-allies Junta in Mali
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday, CNN reported citing the Mali presidency.
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France to evacuate its citizens from coup-hit Niger
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced that it is preparing to evacuate its citizens and people of European nations who wish to leave Niger, days after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by members of his presidential guard.
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Kremlin 'very closely' monitoring situation in Niger, calls for restoratio
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Peskov said that Kremlin is monitoring the situation in Niger very closely. He further said that what was happening in Niger was of serious concern to all participants in the Russia-Africa summit held in St Petersburg.
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Antony Blinken says US assistance to Niger is in "clear jeopardy" followin
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following a military coup in the West African country of Niger recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that if the situation continues the US assistance to Niger is “in jeopardy," The Hill reported.
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EU, African Union put pressure on Niger’s coup leaders to end regime
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The European Union (EU) has decided to cut off financial support to Niger following the military coup there and in a similar reaction, the African Union has also called on the Nigerien military to "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority," Al Jazeera reported.
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US calls for immediate release of Niger President after apparent coup atte
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United States is "gravely concerned" and condemned the coup attempt in Niger and called for the immediate release of President Mohamed Bazoum.
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