Niger’s military government has accused France and several neighbouring countries of supporting a failed coup attempt in Niamey, raising the possibility of a new diplomatic confrontation across the Sahel. The accusations came after soldiers launched a mutiny on August 29, attacking strategic locations including a military base at Diori Hamani International Airport and attempting to…
Niger has returned to a tense calm after mutinous soldiers launched attacks on key sites in the capital, Niamey, in what authorities described as an attempted coup. The ruling junta says it has regained control, but the brief uprising has exposed growing pressure inside a military government that came to power promising to restore security….
Fresh details from the ongoing investigation into Nigeria’s alleged 2025 coup plot have put Army Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji at the centre of the case. Investigators reportedly identified him as a key organiser of the alleged plan to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, with statements attributed to him naming other military officers allegedly involved. But the bigger…
