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Niger's coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for 'high treason'
By Sam Mednick
Biden administration searching for ways to keep US forces in Niger to continue anti-terror operations despite overthrowing of government
By Oren Liebermann & Natasha Bertrand
'It's like a bad monster movie': U.S. officials who helped train Nigerien troops reel from coup
By Nahal Toosi & Lara Seligman
West African military chiefs to discuss Niger crisis Thursday and Friday
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Wagner Mercenaries: A Potential Lifeline for the Niger Junta
By Scott N Romaniuk & Janos Besenyo
Niger coup backers call for mass mobilisation amid military threat from regional bloc
By Peter Beaumont
Coup in Niger Upends U.S. Terrorism Fight and Could Open a Door for Russia
By Eric P. Schmitt, Elian Peltier & Declan Walsh
Niger: Ecowas military intervention could trigger 3 bad outcomes
By Olayinka A. Ajala
Blindsided: Hours before the coup in Niger, U.S. diplomats said the country was stable
By Courtney Kube, Dan De Luce & Mosheh M. Gains
Niger's junta gains the upper hand over the regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say
By Sam Mednick
Niger coup: Will the West change its security approach to the Sahel?
By Fuat Emir Şefkatli & İsmail Numan Telci
Colonialism and the Niger Coup
By Danylo Hawaleshka
Niger junta says ‘high treason’ evidence gathered to prosecute ousted president Bazoum
By Atay Alam, Umaro Djau & Heather Chen
Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says
By Farouk Chothia & Beverly Ochieng
Niger junta says it will prosecute ousted president for treason
By Abdel-kader Mazou
Who is Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's president ousted by junta?
By Alessandra Prentice & Angus Macswan