The Latest Breaking News from Niger

A delegation from regional nations is expected to arrive in Niger in a last-ditch diplomacy effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country’s president last month

ECOWAS is 'ready to go anytime the order is given’ for a military intervention in Niger. That's what the bloc’s commissioner for peace and security said on the second day of a military meeting in Ghana. West African defence chiefs discussed strategy for a possible intervention and came up with…

ECOWAS could send a diplomatic mission to Niger on Saturday, an official said Friday, as ECOWAS defence chiefs continued their talks in Ghana on the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored the West African bloc's deadline to step down. The news comes as the US said it is…

A high-ranking member of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum’s political party is warning that if mutinous soldiers succeed in their coup, it will threaten democracy and security across the region and the continent

West African army chiefs discuss possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah says most of bloc's 15 member states ready to participate in standby force. Last resort if diplomacy fails, to further destabilise Sahel region.

West African defence chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger after coup leaders there ignored their deadline to step down. Nigeria has emerged as the strongest voice pushing for military action but all the ECOWAS leaders at the summit said diplomacy remains their…

A helicopter has crashed in the Nigerian state of Niger, killing more than two dozen officers, military authorities say.

Ecowas says it is ready to restore democracy and describes president Mohamed Bazoum as a hostage

ECOWAS commissioner says all member states will join the force except those under military rule and Cape Verde.