been promptly denounced by the African Union and ECOWAS. Niger’s President Mamadou Tandja was overthrown by three colonels on 18 February who established a Conseil Suprême pour la Restauration de la ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Niger's capital was calm on Friday a day after troops ousted President Mamadou Tandja in a military coup. Here is a timeline of major events in the west African uranium producer ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Mamadou Tandja, a former Niger president who twice won election after the country's return to civilian rule in 1999 but was overthrown a decade later after altering the constitution ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then-President of Niger Mamadou Tandja attends the plenary session of the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island ...

Niamey - Niger President Mamadou Tandja re-appointed his government without changes on Wednesday, his first act under a new constitution that has allowed him to extend his rule over the uranium-rich ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja has died at agef 82, the government said Tuesday. Tandja, who was elected to lead Niger twice from 1999 to 2010, was eventually overthrown in ...

A key suspect is still on the loose though authorities in Niger said Wednesday that 10 people were arrested in connection with a July coup attempt. The head of Niger's military called this weekend's ...