NIAMEY, Niger — 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 ...

Once again, U Nu proved too retiring for the task, and in 1962 Ne Win took over again, this time by outright coup. The general has been giving the orders solo ever since, while U Nu has languished ...

Soldiers in Niger take power in coup, though President says democracy will win out. Governing bodies in Africa condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt Wednesday against Niger's ...