What the coup in Niger and other African countries in recent years have in common is they were directed against the corrupt ruling establishments and the destructive policies of France and the US.

Nigeria's leading Muslim scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky vows that US and France may be plotting to sow discord between Nigeria and Niger following the recent coup in Niamey.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Anglo-American orchestrated military coup that overthrew the democratically-elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh.

The West African bloc has conveyed its readiness to intervene militarily if diplomatic efforts fail to reverse the coup that toppled the government of pro-West President Bazoum on July 26 in Niger.

War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military have become “increasingly frequent and brazen," UN reports says.

New leadership in Niger could lead to another withdrawal from a country France saw as a key ally in the Sahel. 

Both ECOWAS and the African Union has lashed what they called an "attempted coup d'etat."