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Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's democratically elected president. AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports. ((Opens with sound))

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Niger's president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup
By SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Thu,07/27/23-4:10AM , 1,231 Reads
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized power in a coup because of the West African country’s deteriorating s
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Supporters of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum demonstrate in his support in Niamey, Niger, Wednesday July 26, 2023. Governing bodies in Africa condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt Wednesday against Niger's president, whose official Twitter account reported that elements of the presidential guard engaged in an "anti-Republican demonstration" and tried to obtain the support of other security forces. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

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Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's president
By SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Wed,07/26/23-7:19AM , 139 Reads
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger's democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country's deteriorating security.
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Martha Nyanguour, 50, who didn't have time to bury her husband, son or granddaughter when they were killed by gunfire in September, boils leaves in a pot for her family to eat, in Kowach village in Canal Pigi county, Jonglei State, South Sudan Friday, May 5, 2023. In 18 months the country is due to hold presidential elections, the culmination of a peace agreement signed nearly five years ago, and while large scale clashes have subsided, violence in parts of the country persists, with more people killed last year than the one prior. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

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South Sudan’s sluggish peace deal and unsteady road to elections
By SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Tue,06/13/23-2:03AM , 236 Reads
KOWACH, South Sudan (AP) — Martha Nyanguour didn't have time to bury her husband, son or granddaughter when they were killed by gunfire in September. Instead, the 50-year-old paid her respects by throwing bits of grass over their bodies, grabbed her remaining children and fled.
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Children sit and play on the remains of a tank, at the river port in Renk, South Sudan Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Tens of thousands of South Sudanese are flocking home from neighboring Sudan, which erupted in violence last month. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

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Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict
By SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Sat,05/27/23-12:02AM , 179 Reads
RENK, South Sudan (AP) — Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world's youngest country as they flee a brutal conflict in neighboring Sudan.
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