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A French military Airbus A330 carrying French and other foreign nationals enroute to Paris, France, takes off from Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The French Foreign Ministry in Paris cited recent violence that targeted the French Embassy as one of the reasons for the evacuation. The decision comes during a deepening crisis sparked by the coup last week against Niger's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. (AP Photo/Fatahoulaye Hassane Midou)

Foreign nationals evacuate Niger as regional tensions rise

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. The French Foreign Ministry says Tuesday, Aug.1, 2023, that France is planning an imminent evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup last week in the former French colony. Poster reads: Down with France, long live Putin." (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

Niger crisis deepens as France plans evacuation and coup leaders get support from neighboring juntas

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, second from left, poses , for a group photograph with other West Africa leaders after a meeting in Abuja Nigeria, Sunday, July 30, 2023. At an emergency meeting Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria, the West African bloc known as ECOWAS said that it was suspending relations with Niger, and authorized the use of force if President Mohamed Bazoum is not reinstated within a week. The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the democratically elected government. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)

West African nations threaten to use force if Niger’s president isn’t reinstated within a week

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

A woman prepares food in Niamey, Niger, Saturday, July 29, 2023. The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country's democratically elected government just as the coup leaders met with senior civil servants to discuss how they would run the country and as the U.S. and the European Union threatened sanctions against the regime. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

The French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through the capital

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

US builds drone base in Niger, crossroads of extremism fight

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

Niger okays armed flights of US drones

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Boko Haram terrorists, who have left devastation in parts of Nigeria (pictured), are bringing their mayhem into Niger, says a Catholic missionary, who is in hiding but sent an email to a Catholic charity.
(AP Photo/Muhammed Giginyu, File)

Boko Haram behind attacks on churches in Niger, says Catholic missionary

Catholic News Agency