http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:59:55 +0200 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:59:55 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/three-russia-friendly-military-junta-run-african-countries-pull-out-of-icc http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/three-russia-friendly-military-junta-run-african-countries-pull-out-of-icc Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:59:25 +0200 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger said they are seeking more "sovereignty" and hinted at replacing the ICC's functions with a domestic option. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/12/the-worlds-biggest-mars-rock-sold-at-auction-but-niger-wants-to-know-how-it-got-there http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/12/the-worlds-biggest-mars-rock-sold-at-auction-but-niger-wants-to-know-how-it-got-there Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:54:37 +0200 A 25-kilo rock from Mars sold for over $5 million (€4.3 million) at Sotheby’s in New York last month. But Niger, where the meteorite was found, has launched an investigation into whether it was illegally smuggled out of the country. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/25/more-than-1800-migrants-expelled-from-algeria-into-niger-says-rights-group http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/25/more-than-1800-migrants-expelled-from-algeria-into-niger-says-rights-group Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:41:35 +0200 The mass deportations come amid rising tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours, all now led by military juntas that ousted elected governments previously aligned with Algiers. http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/austrian-woman-kidnapped-in-northern-niger-by-unknown-armed-men http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/austrian-woman-kidnapped-in-northern-niger-by-unknown-armed-men Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:50:49 +0100 No group has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction of the development worker, who also faced kidnapping threats back in 2021. http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/24/a-lifeline-lost-nigers-hopes-of-escaping-poverty-through-china-backed-oil-pipeline-are-fad http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/24/a-lifeline-lost-nigers-hopes-of-escaping-poverty-through-china-backed-oil-pipeline-are-fad Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:19:31 +0200 Diplomatic tensions with neighbouring Benin and a rebel group that wants to restore democracy in the West African country have brought the pipeline to a standstill. http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/03/russian-trainers-relocate-to-niger-airbase-where-some-us-troops-still-stationed http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/03/russian-trainers-relocate-to-niger-airbase-where-some-us-troops-still-stationed Fri, 03 May 2024 23:50:30 +0200 The Russian presence on the base comes as tensions remain high between Washington and Moscow over the ongoing US support for Ukraine's military. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/03/eu-niger-migration-cooperation-at-risk http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/03/eu-niger-migration-cooperation-at-risk Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:46:16 +0100 Once a key partner for the European Union in fighting irregular migration, July’s coup d’état in Niger has put that partnership at risk, with the military junta repealing a key anti-trafficking law in response to EU sanctions. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/28/brussels-warns-nigers-repeal-of-anti-human-smuggling-law-could-cause-eu-migrant-influx http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/28/brussels-warns-nigers-repeal-of-anti-human-smuggling-law-could-cause-eu-migrant-influx Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:03:06 +0100 The Niger junta's decision to repeal an eight-year-old law designed to crack down on migrant smugglers could lead to an influx of migrants into Europe, according to EU home affairs chief Ylva Johansson. http://www.euronews.com/2023/10/12/niger-is-the-latest-victim-of-africas-development-paradox http://www.euronews.com/2023/10/12/niger-is-the-latest-victim-of-africas-development-paradox Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:06:58 +0200 Under the sticky colonial development model of resource extraction, African natural resources have been a blessing for former colonial powers and a curse for source countries and the entire continent as a whole, Hippolyte Fofack writes. http://www.euronews.com/2023/10/10/first-french-troops-depart-niger-as-military-junta-beds-in http://www.euronews.com/2023/10/10/first-french-troops-depart-niger-as-military-junta-beds-in Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:04:14 +0200 Anti-French protests outside embassy compound in Niamey marked a new hostility towards Paris's operations in the Sahel. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/24/president-emmanuel-macron-france-to-end-military-presence-in-niger http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/24/president-emmanuel-macron-france-to-end-military-presence-in-niger Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:58:22 +0200 Tensions between France and Niger, a former French colony, have mounted in recent weeks, with French diplomats surviving on military rations as they are holed up in the embassy. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/09/21/eu-risks-violating-aid-rules-by-using-funds-to-curb-african-migration-oxfam http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/09/21/eu-risks-violating-aid-rules-by-using-funds-to-curb-african-migration-oxfam Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:34:00 +0200 The European Union could be breaching international rules by using aid intended to promote development in Africa to stem migration into Europe, according to a new report by Oxfam. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/15/explainer-france-not-boycotting-african-artists-assures-culture-minister-rima-abdul-malak http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/15/explainer-france-not-boycotting-african-artists-assures-culture-minister-rima-abdul-malak Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:15:25 +0200 Explainer: French Cultural Minister Rima Abdul-Malak has clarified that “France has always been an open and welcoming nation for artists”, in the wake of a divisive letter sent out this week ordering cultural institutions to suspend all cooperation with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/31/niger-junta-says-french-ambassador-is-being-expelled-by-police http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/31/niger-junta-says-french-ambassador-is-being-expelled-by-police Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:46:07 +0200 Coup leaders have made French influence one of their top targets as they rally domestic support http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/31/nigers-future-is-in-danger-the-international-response-is-making-it-worse http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/31/nigers-future-is-in-danger-the-international-response-is-making-it-worse Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:56:16 +0200 We must remember that the impact of prolonged instability extends far beyond geopolitical concerns — it deeply affects the lives of real people, families, and communities, Paolo Cernuschi writes. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/30/eu-working-on-plans-to-sanction-niger-coup-leaders-borrell http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/30/eu-working-on-plans-to-sanction-niger-coup-leaders-borrell Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:20:44 +0200 The EU is working on plans to sanction the military leaders who seized power in Niger in July, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/28/french-ambassador-remains-in-niger-defying-juntas-orders-to-leave http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/28/french-ambassador-remains-in-niger-defying-juntas-orders-to-leave Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:54:25 +0200 French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that his ambassador to Niger would remain at his post, despite being asked to leave by the ruling junta. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/28/watch-nigeriens-in-niamey-demand-the-departure-of-french-troops http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/28/watch-nigeriens-in-niamey-demand-the-departure-of-french-troops Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:49:22 +0200 Pro-junta supporters in Niger took to the streets of Niamey on Sunday to demand the departure of French troops. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/26/trapped-in-niger-thousands-of-migrants-who-tried-to-reach-europe-caught-in-the-coup http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/26/trapped-in-niger-thousands-of-migrants-who-tried-to-reach-europe-caught-in-the-coup Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:08:06 +0200 Sahr John Yambasu watched people die at sea and abandoned his journey but is among thousands who can't return home as borders closed following the coup in Niger. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/15/in-africa-russia-seeks-to-retain-its-superpower-credentials http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/15/in-africa-russia-seeks-to-retain-its-superpower-credentials Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:32:17 +0200 Irrespective of the outcome of the Ukraine war, Russia-West relations will remain adversarial for the foreseeable future, and Moscow will seek any opportunity to seek new partnerships and push back against the West, Vuk Vuksanović writes. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/14/niger-concert-in-support-of-the-coup http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/14/niger-concert-in-support-of-the-coup Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:57:00 +0200 Thousands of people gathered in the Nigerien city of Niamey on Sunday to show their support for the military coup. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/14/niger-president-bazoum-to-be-tried-for-high-treason-says-coup-leaders http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/14/niger-president-bazoum-to-be-tried-for-high-treason-says-coup-leaders Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:28:18 +0200 The announcement was made just hours after the junta said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the crisis. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/13/niger-coup-ledar-say-that-the-door-is-open-to-diplomacy http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/13/niger-coup-ledar-say-that-the-door-is-open-to-diplomacy Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:21:56 +0200 After ignoring sanctions and deadlines by the west and ECOWAS, the military junta now says they are willing to find a path to peace. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/10/ecowas-orders-deployment-of-force-to-restore-constitutional-order-in-niger http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/10/ecowas-orders-deployment-of-force-to-restore-constitutional-order-in-niger Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:01:23 +0200 West Africa leaders have directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger after the coup. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/10/nigers-ousted-president-is-said-to-be-running-low-on-food-under-house-arrest-2-weeks-after http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/10/nigers-ousted-president-is-said-to-be-running-low-on-food-under-house-arrest-2-weeks-after Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:53:25 +0200 Niger's deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under house arrest, an adviser said Wednesday. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/09/coup-detat-in-niger-is-russia-involved http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/09/coup-detat-in-niger-is-russia-involved Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:36:15 +0200 By fighting jihadists and curbing illegal migration in recent years, Niger has been a security watchdog not only for the Sahel but also for the European Union http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/08/nigers-coup-leaders-announce-a-new-prime-minister http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/08/nigers-coup-leaders-announce-a-new-prime-minister Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:00:46 +0200 The European Union has suspended all activities with Niger, including financial assistance, and civilian and security cooperation. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/08/ecowas-to-meet-thursday-after-nigers-junta-defies-key-deadline-and-shuts-airspace http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/08/ecowas-to-meet-thursday-after-nigers-junta-defies-key-deadline-and-shuts-airspace Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:05:58 +0200 Mali said it and Burkina Faso, both neighbours of Niger run by military juntas, were sending delegations to Niger to show support. Both countries have said they would consider any intervention in Niger as a declaration of war against them. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/07/coup-supporters-in-niger-defy-ecowas-deadline http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/07/coup-supporters-in-niger-defy-ecowas-deadline Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:55:21 +0200 Supporters of Niger's military junta have gathered in the capital to show defiance of an ultimatum to restore democracy. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/06/heightened-tension-in-niger-as-a-deadline-for-coup-leaders-to-restore-democracy-expires http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/06/heightened-tension-in-niger-as-a-deadline-for-coup-leaders-to-restore-democracy-expires Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:16:45 +0200 Niger's new military leaders have said they will not cave in to external pressure to stand down. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/06/deadline-for-coup-leaders-in-niger-to-restore-civilian-government-expires-on-sunday http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/06/deadline-for-coup-leaders-in-niger-to-restore-civilian-government-expires-on-sunday Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:39:46 +0200 A deadline to restore civilian government after the recent military coup in Niger expires on Sunday but the bloc of West African nations known as ECOWAS says it still prefers a diplomatic solution. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/05/nigers-coup-leaders-ask-russian-mercenary-group-wagner-for-help http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/05/nigers-coup-leaders-ask-russian-mercenary-group-wagner-for-help Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:11:52 +0200 Niger's military leaders have reportedly asked Russian mercenary group for help against a potential ECOWAS intervention. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/05/ecowas-leaders-agree-plan-for-military-action-after-niger-coup-as-deadline-approaches http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/05/ecowas-leaders-agree-plan-for-military-action-after-niger-coup-as-deadline-approaches Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:21:46 +0200 Leaders of the bloc of West African states known as ECOWAS have agreed on a plan for military intervention in Niger unless coup leaders restore civilian rule by Sunday. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/04/what-does-the-niger-coup-mean-for-europes-relationship-with-the-sahel http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/04/what-does-the-niger-coup-mean-for-europes-relationship-with-the-sahel Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:46:19 +0200 Niger was seen as the last bastion of democracy in the Sahel region. The ousting of its democratically elected President is a harsh setback for EU efforts to address the double-edged challenge of security and development in the region. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/04/international-pressure-mounts-on-coup-leaders-in-niger-while-hundreds-rally-in-support-of- http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/04/international-pressure-mounts-on-coup-leaders-in-niger-while-hundreds-rally-in-support-of- Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:34:28 +0200 International pressure mounted Thursday against leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the United States “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation's democracy, and Senegal offered troops to help. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/03/hundreds-rally-in-niger-denouncing-france-as-the-countrys-new-junta-seeks-to-justify-its-c http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/03/hundreds-rally-in-niger-denouncing-france-as-the-countrys-new-junta-seeks-to-justify-its-c Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:04:52 +0200 Hundreds demonstrated in support of the new regime in Niamey, as Niger's coup leaders and their supporters remain defiant as a deadline set by neighbouring regional countries to reinstate ousted President Mahomed Bazoum looms. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/european-militaries-evacuate-foreign-nationals-from-niger-as-regional-tensions-rise-after- http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/european-militaries-evacuate-foreign-nationals-from-niger-as-regional-tensions-rise-after- Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:38:34 +0200 Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/01/what-could-the-military-coup-in-niger-mean-for-europe-and-the-west http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/01/what-could-the-military-coup-in-niger-mean-for-europe-and-the-west Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:05:07 +0200 Niger was the leading supplier of uranium to Europe and a key Western ally in the fight against jihadist groups in the region. Euronews asks Jean-Hervé Jezequel from the International Crisis Group what regime change could mean for the West. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/01/as-ecowas-threatens-intervention-in-niger-neighbouring-juntas-vow-mutual-defence http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/01/as-ecowas-threatens-intervention-in-niger-neighbouring-juntas-vow-mutual-defence Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:51:13 +0200 France, Italy and Spain have announced plans to evacuate their citizens from Niger, days after a junta seized power in the country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/31/watch-protesters-in-niger-denounce-france-wave-the-russian-flag http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/31/watch-protesters-in-niger-denounce-france-wave-the-russian-flag Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:22:21 +0200 Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched through the streets of Niamey, on Sunday waving Russian flags, chanting the name of the Russian president and forcefully denouncing former colonial power France. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/31/watch-thousands-rally-in-support-of-military-junta-in-niger http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/31/watch-thousands-rally-in-support-of-military-junta-in-niger Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:22:12 +0200 One of the gatherings took place in front of the French embassy. The crowd was dispersed with tear gas bombs. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/30/france-warns-attacks-on-its-interests-in-niger-will-not-be-tolerated http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/30/france-warns-attacks-on-its-interests-in-niger-will-not-be-tolerated Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:42:33 +0200 Protesters vandalised the French embassy in Niamey after a military junta moved to seize power in the aid- and security-dependent West African nation. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/30/african-union-gives-niger-rebels-15-day-ultimatum http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/30/african-union-gives-niger-rebels-15-day-ultimatum Sun, 30 Jul 2023 09:56:00 +0200 If General Omar Tchiani and his men do not yield, the AU has threatened to impose what it has called "extreme sanctions" on the African nation. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/29/general-tchiani-names-himself-president-of-niger-after-military-coup http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/29/general-tchiani-names-himself-president-of-niger-after-military-coup Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:32:26 +0200 The US has said it will continue to provide humanitarian aid to the West African country. The European Union will not. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/28/niger-coup-eu-threatens-suspending-budget-support-as-general-tchiani-declares-himself-lead http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/28/niger-coup-eu-threatens-suspending-budget-support-as-general-tchiani-declares-himself-lead Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:17:19 +0200 The EU's top diplomat on Friday warned of "consequences" for the cooperation between the EU and Niger, including the suspension of budget support, after General Abdourahmane Tchiani declared himself leader of the African country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/28/watch-niger-ruling-party-hq-torched-by-coup-supporters http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/28/watch-niger-ruling-party-hq-torched-by-coup-supporters Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:16:07 +0200 Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who said they had overthrown the government, despite a defiant stand by the country's elected president and an outcry from the world community. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/nigers-president-vows-democracy-will-prevail-after-mutinous-soldiers-detain-him-and-declar http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/nigers-president-vows-democracy-will-prevail-after-mutinous-soldiers-detain-him-and-declar Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:07:59 +0200 Niger's president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup over the West African country’s deteriorating security situation. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/niger-in-the-grips-of-attempted-coup-against-president-mohamed-bazoum http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/niger-in-the-grips-of-attempted-coup-against-president-mohamed-bazoum Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:59:09 +0200 Disgruntled members of the elite Presidential Guard sealed off access to the president's residence and offices in the capital Niamey, and after talks broke down "refused to release the president," said an anonymous presidential source. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/26/niger-president-mohamed-bazoum-detained-by-the-presidential-guard http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/26/niger-president-mohamed-bazoum-detained-by-the-presidential-guard Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:08:05 +0200 Niger, a large but severely poor former French colony, has seen frequent military coups and army rebellions since independence in 1960. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/06/06/the-saharas-ancient-fortresses-are-a-cultural-gem-waiting-to-be-discovered http://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/06/06/the-saharas-ancient-fortresses-are-a-cultural-gem-waiting-to-be-discovered Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:26:04 +0200 There have been no foreign tourists in this area since 2002.