# Niger Military Mutiny and Political Unrest — 2026-08 archive

https://mins.news/en/topic/niger-military-mutiny/2026-08

- 27 reports · 5 videos · 10 outlets
- Updated: 2026-08-31 18:20 UTC

## Earlier coverage

### 2026-08-31

#### Failed mutiny and Russia’s role

- [Niger special forces personnel from local units took part in mutiny, Russian diplomat says](https://mins.news/en/item/39150) — TASS, 2026-08-31
- [Niger: Failed coup exposes junta's weakness — and Russia's influence](https://mins.news/en/item/38576) — DW, 2026-08-31
- [Niger mutiny puts Russia’s expanding role in the Sahel to the test](https://mins.news/en/item/38023) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-31
### 2026-08-30

#### Junta quells mutiny and arrests dozens

- [Niger says mutiny by elite special forces has been crushed](https://mins.news/en/video/37829) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-30
#### Russian Africa Corps intervention and Moscow’s position

- [Russia says it helped Niger repel attempted coup](https://mins.news/en/item/37725) — BBC News, 2026-08-30
- [Russian paramilitary forces help Niger's junta regain control after mutiny](https://mins.news/en/item/37676) — France 24, 2026-08-30
#### Junta quells mutiny and arrests dozens

- [Dozens of soldiers arrested after apparent coup attempt in Niger’s capital](https://mins.news/en/item/37584) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-30
- [Niger’s military-led government says it contained mutiny: What next?](https://mins.news/en/item/37585) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-30
#### Russian Africa Corps intervention and Moscow’s position

- [Russia supports Niger in fight against extremists, Foreign Ministry says](https://mins.news/en/item/37487) — TASS, 2026-08-30
#### Junta quells mutiny and arrests dozens

- [Dozens of servicemen arrested after attempted mutiny in Niger](https://mins.news/en/item/37423) — TASS, 2026-08-30
- [Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny](https://mins.news/en/item/37390) — Reuters, 2026-08-30
- [Niger junta says it has regained control after mutiny](https://mins.news/en/item/37372) — France 24, 2026-08-30
- [Niger junta says it is back in control after mutiny](https://mins.news/en/video/37379) — France 24 English, 2026-08-30
### 2026-08-29

#### Niamey mutiny and authorities’ claim of restored control

- [Gunfire and explosions rock Niger capital during overnight military mutiny](https://mins.news/en/video/37133) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-29
#### Russia says it helped quell mutiny, suspects foreign coordin

- [Niger’s military thanks Russia’s Africa Corps for help suppressing mutiny](https://mins.news/en/item/37085) — TASS, 2026-08-29
- [Russian ambassador suspects Niger mutiny attempt may have been coordinated from abroad](https://mins.news/en/item/37046) — TASS, 2026-08-29
#### Niamey mutiny and authorities’ claim of restored control

- [Niger military says it is regaining control after attempted mutiny](https://mins.news/en/item/37027) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29
- [Niger regains control after breakaway soldiers open fire in Niamey](https://mins.news/en/item/36770) — TRT World, 2026-08-29
- [Situation in Niger ‘not stabilised yet’ as security forces deploy around airport](https://mins.news/en/item/36941) — France 24, 2026-08-29
- [Niger situation 'not stabilised yet' as security forces deploy around airport](https://mins.news/en/video/36694) — France 24 English, 2026-08-29
- [Niger authorities say military mutiny in Niamey suppressed](https://mins.news/en/item/36668) — TASS, 2026-08-29
- [Niger junta says it is 'regaining control' after clashes in capital](https://mins.news/en/item/36648) — France 24, 2026-08-29
- [Niger junta says it is ‘regaining control’ after clashes in capital](https://mins.news/en/video/36633) — France 24 English, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and explosions reported in Niger’s capital, local media and witnesses say](https://mins.news/en/item/36602) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-29
- [Heavy gunfire in Niger capital as clashes reported at presidential palace](https://mins.news/en/item/36802) — euronews, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire heard in Niger’s capital and at international airport](https://mins.news/en/item/36524) — TASS, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and explosions heard near military base in Niger capital](https://mins.news/en/item/36777) — TRT World, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and explosions heard near military base in Niger's capital](https://mins.news/en/item/36466) — France 24, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and explosions heard across Niger’s capital](https://mins.news/en/item/36404) — DW, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and blasts heard across several areas of Niger’s capital Niamey](https://mins.news/en/item/36335) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and blasts heard across parts of Niger’s capital, witness says](https://mins.news/en/item/36322) — Reuters, 2026-08-29
- [Gunfire and explosions heard in Niger’s capital Niamey](https://mins.news/en/item/36379) — CGTN, 2026-08-29