Bonus: What’s Behind the Coup in Niger?

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In a region of Africa where authoritarianism has been rising, Niger seemed to be on a different path of democracy and partnership with the United States.

Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The Times, explains how a military coup has now put all of that in jeopa ...

Last week, President Bazoum, the first democratically elected president to succeed another in Niger, was detained by his own guards. A military junta is now running the country. Niger was one of the few democracies left in the Sahel. From Mali in the west to Sudan in the east, a ...  Show more

Two years ago, Mohamed Bazoum was elected as president in Niger's first peaceful democratic transfer of power. He enjoyed the backing of Western governments, including the United States. Then, last week, members of his own presidential guard detained him and seized power. The cou ...  Show more

The leaders of the block of West African nations, ECOWAS, threatens to take military action if Niger’s military junta does not end their coup in seven days’ time. In the meantime, economic sanctions have been immediately put in place. Also on the programme: Kenya’s Minister of Fo ...  Show more