NIAMEY, Niger, Dec 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Niger's military rulers have approved a general mobilisation and the requisition of people and goods to fight a long-running jihadist insurgency, according to a government statement seen by AFP Saturday. Since toppling democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum in a July 2023 coup, the military junta in Niger has been forced to contend with attacks from Islamist militants on multiple fronts. The country's new rulers adopted the mobilisation and requisition measures at a cabinet meeting on Friday. Soon after taking power, the junta asked French and US soldiers who had been fighting jihadists, notably in the west of the country, to leave Niger. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso -- all three run by military juntas -- have created a joint anti-jihadist force of 5,000 troops.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 28, 2025 05:29 UTC