The Latest Breaking News from Mohamed Bazoum

The U.S. is calling for the president of Niger to be released after soldiers say they have seized power in a coup in the West African country.

President Mohamed Bazoum, arrested by soldiers who announced coup, is described as ‘west’s only hope’ in stabilising jihadist-plagued Sahel region

Governing bodies in Africa have condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt against Niger’s president

The president of the West African state of Niger was being held by members of his guard on Wednesday in what regional powers condemned as an attempted coup.

Soldiers from Niger's presidential guard have blockaded the presidential palace, and regional African leaders condemned the move as an "attempted coup."

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d'état" in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were holding him inside his palace. The EU's foreign policy chief said…

Presidency says army ready to attack if guards do not back down, as regional bloc sends diplomat on mediation mission.

Incumbent leader says he will not run in 2024 polls but maintains the constitution would have allowed his candidacy.

France wants to achieve its ends mainly by defeating jihadists militarily, whereas local leaders want to secure political solutions through talks. Which looks a lot like a replay of old colonial-era dynamics, Rémi Carayol writes in this month's Le Monde Diplomatique.