Attempted Coup: Niger junta still in control, but situation remains tense

The situation in Niger Republic remains fluid after a mutiny was thwarted by national security forces in collaboration with Russian-linked Africa Corps

Gunfire and explosions have been reported in Niger, as mutinying soldiers attempted to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, in a challenge to the ruling junta. The government said it had regained control after hours of fighting on Saturday. Léo Paichard and Nick Rushworth report.

Niamey airport and the presidential palace were targeted on Saturday, as well as the national television station, which went off the air for just over an hour.

Niamey airport and the presidential palace were targeted on Saturday, as well as the national television station, which went off the air for just over an hour.

Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny

Several of the rebelling soldiers had been killed. Two security sources confirmed that the base had been retaken

Niger’s junta says back in control after clashes rock capital  Arab News

Niger’s military says it is regaining control after a mutiny in Niamey after gun fire was heard in the capital.

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

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger’s capital on Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites. While the fighting had subsided later on Saturday, the rebel troops were said by a regional secur