Niger 

For the first time since 26 July, the US administration has formally declared that the military takeover in Niger was a coup

The court of first instance in Niamey has ordered the release of Salem Mohamed Bazoum, son of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, within two weeks from Friday 6 October, the date of the verdict

The Chinese government's special representative for African Affairs was received by an important delegation of the coup military junta with cooperation from China-Niger continuing undisturbed

Almost 1.000 expired diplomatic passports have been cancelled, including over 368 diplomatic passports granted to former ministers, lawmakers and other officials

French Armed Forces Ministry has confirmed that discussions are underway on the possible withdrawal of transalpine troops from Niger; the generals who took power had called for the departure of French soldiers, supported by a large part of public opinion

The situation of the thousands of irregular migrants in Assamaka, north-west Niger, is increasingly complex, given the lack of cooperation with international bodies since the coup

The former Minister of State at the Presidency of Niger and former Tuareg rebel leader, Rhissa ag Boula, announced the creation of a Committee of Resistance for the Republic in opposition to the military coup junta

In the Tahoua region, President of the Republic Bazoum inaugurated the new Tambass-Badaguichiri cement plant built by China Africa Material Building under the Mongo brand that will allow the country to become self-sufficient in cement products

A sharp decline in the number of civilian casualties from terrorist attacks has been recorded according to the latest bulletin from the National Coordination Center for the Early Warning and Response Mechanism for Security Risks

The bill authorising the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted on 7 July 2017 by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, has been approved by Parliament

Crenellated walls, watchtowers, secret passages and wells can be found at Djado, a fortified complex of salt and clay perched on rock and sand in the Niger desert, a fortified oasis that risks deteriorating over time

A joint mission of the EU Delegation and Italian Ambassador to Niger carried out an assessment of the various programmes on environmental sustainability: 360 bioclimatic houses were built and 54 hectares of land were developed