NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger needs a French military buffer, training and weapons as it continues to strengthen its army to tackle Islamist insurgents, Defence Minister Alkassoum Indatou said on Friday.

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An international advocacy group Saturday condemned Niger 's suspension of nine French media outlets accused of “threatening public order and national security.” Reporters Without Borders called the ...

The French ambassador to Niger and other French diplomats are "literally being held hostage at the French embassy," according to French president Emmanuel Macron. Speaking to journalists during a ...

A French official detained in Niger last week has been released, the French government said Thursday. The arrest heightened tensions between France and Niger, where military officers deposed an ...

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence from France in 1960. Niger, formally known as the Republic of the Niger, ...

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DAKAR, Senegal -- Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the West African country, according to a statement from the ...