The fake 'coup' generated on line did not amuse French President Emmanuel Macron - Copyright AFP JOHN THYS The fake 'coup' generated on line did not amuse French ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Thousands of protesters supporting a coup in Niger took to the streets on Sunday and attacked the French embassy as West African governments warned of possible military action to ...

The situation in Niger is still in flux. On 26 July 2023 a military coup took place in that West African state that led to the ouster of its elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, by Brigadier General ...

The series of coups in Africa in nations of the former French colonial empire is unfolding amid a growing radicalization among workers and youth on the continent. After a decade of relentless NATO-led ...

Thousands of Nigeriens gather in support of the putschist soldiers and to demand the French army to leave, in Niamey NIAMEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside a French ...

NIAMEY, Niger — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans departed Niger on Tuesday in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected ...

A Burkinabe teenager who used artificial intelligence to post fake news of a French coup on Facebook got more than he bargained for. As well as millions of views and tens of thousands of "likes", he ...

As well as millions of views and tens of thousands of "likes", he also acquired a certain notoriety -- and French President Emmanuel Macron, for one, was not amused. And what he had planned as a money ...