Niamey, Niger, Dec 27, 2025 (AFP) - Niger junta calls 'general mobilisation' against jihadists

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2025-12-27

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......

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