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Vantor satellite image shows an overview of Niamey airport runway and surrounding military bases after an attack in Niamey, Niger. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor.

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Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control

Niger's ruling junta says it has regained control after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites in Niamey, including the presidential palace, amid heavy gunfire.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 August, 2026

Mali clashes [Getty]

Mali

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Has Russia lost influence in Mali after rebel advances in Kidal?

Othman Lahyani

Sofia Aboudari

29 April, 2026

Malian soldiers ride motorbikes on a street of Bamako

Mali

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New fighting in Mali's Kidal between army and rebels

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

26 April, 2026

The head of Niger's military regime, General Abdourahamane Tiani (C) attends the opening of the commission responsible for conducting the national conference in Niamey on February 15, 2025.

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Niger, Algeria announce 'new dynamic' in ties

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

17 February, 2026

Haftar is attempting to reassert control in the south

Libya

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Libya's Haftar reshuffles southern forces after border clash

The New Arab Staff

14 February, 2026

A man shows a painting in support of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) during a gathering to celebrate the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States

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Algeria to return its ambassador to Niger after Sahel rift

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

13 February, 2026

A group of migrant men, mainly from Niger and Nigeria, have a rest next to pick up vehicles, on January 22, 2019 during a journey across the Air dessert, northern Niger, towards the Libyan border post of Gatrone.

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Three pro-Haftar fighters killed on Libya's border with Niger

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 February, 2026

Fanon

Algeria

Algiers to Gaza: Frantz Fanon & the unfinished decolonisation

Rachid Sekkai

29 December, 2025

Niger has been governed by a military junta since July 2023 [Getty]

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Niger junta calls for 'general mobilisation' against jihadists

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

27 December, 2025

France

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Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France

Basma El Atti

02 October, 2025

International Criminal Court building in The Hague

Algeria

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Algeria rejects Mali ICJ complaint over drone downing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 September, 2025

The Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV performs during live-fire tests in Istanbul, Turkey

Algeria

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Airspace closures heighten Algeria-Mali tensions amid drone row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 April, 2025

Three military-run African allies recalled their ambassadors from Algiers [Getty]

Mali

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Mali recalls Algeria ambassador after downing of military drone

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 April, 2025

Egypt secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Ethiopia in their 2026 World Cup qualifier [Getty]

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Salah scores for Egypt as Morocco wins in World Cup qualifiers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

22 March, 2025

Russia

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Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 May, 2024

Algeria

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Algeria, Niger clash over deportation of migrants to borders

Basma El Atti

08 April, 2024

France

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France to close embassy in Niger following coup: source

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

21 December, 2023

Niger

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EU closer to imposing sanctions on Niger military rulers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

23 October, 2023

Niger

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Niger military rulers say ousted president 'tried to escape'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 October, 2023

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Nigeria welcomes Algerian mediation in Niger

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 October, 2023

Niger

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Will the US benefit from France's withdrawal from Niger?

Abdolgader Mohamed Ali

05 October, 2023