His administration clashed with the northern Muslim establishment in late 2023 when he threatened to invade Niger following the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum...
Vol 65 No 16 |
- RUSSIA
- AFRICA
Though the US was able to hold on for longer than France – who immediately demanded the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum – it was not enough to stave off the Russians...
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It is a measure of the Ecowas bloc's weakness that it appears prepared to hold out the olive branch to the juntas a year after threatening military action to return Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power...
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On 14 June in Niger the deposed head of state Mohamed Bazoum now facing a trial on charges of treason plotting against state security and freeing terrorists was deprived of his presidential immunity in a ruling by the new Cour d'État tribunal established by General Abdourahamane Tiani's regime (AC Vol 64 No 16 A coup foretold but not averted)...
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Vol 65 No 14 |
- NIGER
- FRANCE
Orano signed a deal in May 2023 with the government of former President Mohamed Bazoum which gave it the option to develop the Imouraren deposit...
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Vol 65 No 13 |
- BENIN
- NIGER
This bilateral fight developed after the 26 July 2023 coup in Niger in which President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed and detained in his own residence with his wife and son (AC Vol 64 No 16 A coup foretold but not averted & Vol 65 No 5 Ecowas buckles as it goes for regional unity)...
In Niger General Abdourahamane Tiani's junta is preparing the ground for prosecuting detained President Mohamed Bazoum and several associates...
The Chadian and Nigerien military are close but relations were dented when Nigerian President Bola Tinubu succeeded in persuading Kaka to ask the junta in Niamey to release President Mohamed Bazoum from his detention since 26 July...
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Vol 65 No 9 |
- FRANCE
- AFRICA
Plans to rename the CFA franc the next stage of regional currency reform were derailed at the last minute by the July 2023 military coup that deposed Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum Africa Confidential has learned...
The US downgraded its military operations in Niger since Gen Tiani and a clutch of senior officers overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum last July (AC Vol 64 No 17 Niamey's junta thumbs its nose)...