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France evacuates citizens from Niger after neighbours warn of war
By Zhifan Liu and Layli Foroudi
What caused the coup in Niger? An expert outlines three driving factors
By Olayinka A. Ajala
Niger: US announces partial evacuation of embassy
By Christy Cooney
Macron's Africa Strategy In Tatters as Bet on Niger Unravels
By Katarina Hoije, Samy Adghirni and Ania Nussbaum
Niger Coup: The Sahel Needs Economic Development and Education Investment
By Howard W. French
Nigeria's Senate refuses to support ECOWAS plan for West-backed military intervention
By Pavan Kulkarni
Niger was the 'model of stability' in Africa. So what happened?
By Stephanie Savell
Countering Coups: How to Reverse Military Rule Across the Sahel
By Susan Stigant and Kamissa Camara
A Renewed Wave of Coups in Africa?
By Anna Fleck
From Chi-Town bagman to ECOWAS chairman: meet the former money launderer leading the push to invade Niger
By Alexander Rubinstein
The Coup in Niger Could Worsen Sahel Conflict | WPR
By Chris Olaoluwa Ogunmodede
Fact Sheet: Military Coup in Niger
By Héni Nsaibia
Niger Coup: Here’s What to Know
By Declan Walsh
The Niger Coup Could Threaten the Entire Sahel
By Mariel Ferragamo
In Niger, the US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa
By Sam Mednick, Cara Anna and Ellen Knickmeyer
What would West African bloc's threat to use force to restore democracy in Niger look like?
By Chinedu Asadu
Some of Niger's neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It's a warning for Africa
By Cara Anna
Niger's junta isn't backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here's what to expect
By Chinedu Asadu
How the U.S. Fumbled Niger's Coup and Gave Russia an Opening
By Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson and Benoît Faucon
Niger coup: Evacuated European nationals arrive in Paris and Rome
By Chris Ewokor and Thomas Mackintosh
Niger: President Mohamed Bazoum calls on US for help after coup
By Francesca Gillett
Niger coup: A litmus test for democracy in West Africa
By Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú
Niger coup: EU suspends security cooperation and budgetary aid
By Illa Issoufou and Marita Moloney
Niger coup: Why some people want Russia in and France out
By Beverly Ochieng and Illa Issoufou
Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile
By Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú