The Latest Breaking News from Niger

The delegation led by former Nigerian president Abdulsalami Abubakar flew into the capital early afternoon on Saturday, a day after Ecowas military chiefs announced they were ready to intervene to reinstate the ousted president.

Soldiers who overthrew the democratically elected president in July have quickly entrenched themselves in power.

West African bloc agrees to activate standby force as a last resort if diplomatic efforts fail after coup in Niger.

The U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in Niger if that becomes necessary under the West African nation’s new ruling junta

West African regional leaders continued meeting for a second day Friday to decide the make-up of a military force with the potential to intervene in coup-hit Niger. The country's junta has ignored an Ecowas deadline to step down, leaving the region with few options in its effort to restore democratic…

Two dozen Nigerian security operatives were killed after a helicopter carrying dead and wounded soldiers from an evacuation mission in Niger state — 249 km north of Abuja —crashed on Monday, Al Jazeera reported. Read further on Dynamite news:

ECOWAS could send a diplomatic mission to Niger on Saturday, an official said Friday, as ECOWAS defence chiefs continued their talks in Ghana on the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored the West African bloc's deadline to step down. The news comes as the US said it is…

A high-ranking member of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum’s political party is warning that if mutinous soldiers succeed in their coup, it will threaten democracy and security across the region and the continent

West African army chiefs discuss possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah says most of bloc's 15 member states ready to participate in standby force. Last resort if diplomacy fails, to further destabilise Sahel region.