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NIGER

06/14/2024

The State Court removes immunity from prosecution of former president Mohammed Barzoum. He and his family remain under house arrest.

04/24/2024

US and Niger begin talks on withdrawal of US troops.

03/16/2024

Junta announces termination of security agreement with the US, which had key bases there to counter terrorism. US is concerned about the junta’s turn toward Russia for support of their government.

03/15/2024

Nigeria lifts sanctions on Niger and reopens their mutual border. Benin also reopened its border with Niger following a recent ECOWAS meeting.

01/31/2024

Burkino Faso, Mali, and Niger withdraw from ECOWAS, accusing the organization of “inhumane” sanctions.

12/22/2023

France says it will close its embassy in Niger after Nigerien military government places restrictions on it, including a blockade of it.

10/19/2023

Coup spokesman says that Barzoum tried to escape but was prevented.

09/16/2023

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso sign a security pact promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. All are currently ruled by military juntas and menaced by extremist militants in the Sahel.

08/14/2023

Coup leaders say they will prosecute Barzoum for “high treason.”

08/10/2023

ECOWAS holding summit meeting to discuss the situation in Niger.

08/10/2023

Coup leaders name cabinet ministers, defying ECOWAS and widespread condemnation. Military regines in Mali and Burkino Faso support the coup. The candidates for the cabinet will be voted on by a summit meeting of regional leaders.

07/30/2023

ECOWAS says it is prepared to use force if Bazoum is not is not reinstated within a week.

07/30/2023

Protestors waving Russian flags denounce France.

07/29/2023

France and the EU suspend aid to Niger after the coup.

07/26/2023

Soldiers led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani announce on television that President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed because of “deteriorating security situation and bad governance.” Borders are closed, a nationwide curfew declared, and all institutions of the government are suspended. Bazoum has been taken into custody, but the soldiers imply that they will not hurt him. Niger has been an important ally for western nations in fighting insurgencies and Al Shabab.

02/19/2022

Mali military reports clashes with “unidentified armed men” in which soldiers and attackers are killed, in the region on the border with Burkina Faso and Niger.

02/17/2022

French troops leaving Mali will be stationed in Niger.

03/31/2021

Attempted coup by some military officers is quickly put down. Bazoum is to be inaugurated on 4/2.

03/22/2021

Raids in the west kill more than 135. The government blames the Islamic State.

03/01/2021

Amadou arrested on charges of inciting unrest after the election.

02/23/2021

Bazoum elected president

Initial results give Mohamed Bazoum about 56% of the vote. The count will hve to be certified by the constitutional court.

02/21/2021

Voting in runoff between Mohamed Barzoum and Mahame Ousmane.

02/01/2021

A second round of voting for president to be held on 2/21. Mohamed Bazoum, who won 39.3% of the vote, and former president Mahamane Ousmane, who won 17%, will be the candidates in the second round.

01/03/2021

Islamists attack two villages in west, killing at least 100.

01/28/2020

Czech Republic deploys troops to the Sahel, as approved by Mali, Chad, Mali, and Niger.

01/10/2020

Islamist militants attack military base, killing 25.

12/12/2019

Islamic militants kill more than seventy soldiers in the west.

11/18/2019

Returning from medical exile, opposition leader Hama Amadou is arrested at the airport. President Mahammadou Issoufou will not run in elections in 2021, and the ruling coalition has chosen Interior Minister Bazoum Mohammed as its candidate.

09/14/2019

ECOWAS countries pledge $1 billion to fight jihadi violence in the Sahel.

09/14/2019

ECOWAS holds an Extraordinary Meeting to consider response to the terrorist attacks in the Sahel region.

09/10/2019

Hundreds of thousands of Burkinabe have been forced from their homes by jihadist attacks, including more than a hundred attacks on health centers. The government complains that aid promised by G7 countries has not arrived. Northern Mali, not under government control, is a haven for jihadis, and for the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, a separatist group.

07/07/2019

Issoufou calls for greater US involvement in war against jihadists in West Africa.

04/01/2019

Pres Mahamadou Issoufou indicates that he will not run for president in 2021 when his term ends. The Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) elects Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum to be its candidate.

07/02/2017

France, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger form an anti-jihadist military alliance called the G5.