20 February – The National Conference tasked with advising the junta officially recommends the banning of all existing political parties, a maximum of five political parties to be created, and a transition to civilian rule in five years.[7]
March
8 March – Niger orders the expulsion of three Chinese oil officials from CNPC, WAPCo, and SORAZ, citing disputes over pay and project delays.[8]
21 March – Forty-four people are killed in an attack on the village of Fambita, near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, that is blamed on Islamic State – Sahel Province.[10][11]
26 March – Abdourahamane Tchiani is formally sworn in as president as part of the five-year political transition process prescribed by the new constitution.[12]
1 April – The junta releases 50 people, including four ministers and other officials associated with deposed president Mohamed Bazoum.[14][15]
6 April – Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali withdraw their ambassadors from Algeria as part of protests against claims by Algiers that it had shot down a drone near the Malian border on 31 March.[16]
13 April – A Swiss national Claudia Abbt is abducted by unidentified gunmen in Agadez.[17]
25 April – Twelve soldiers are killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen near Sakoira[18] in which five Indian nationals are also abducted.[19]
May
5 May – Ten soldiers are killed while seven others are injured in an ambush by militants in Dosso Region.[20]
June
16 June – The army raids jihadist-controlled illegal gold mining sites near Tagueye, killing 13 insurgents and arresting one.[21]
19 June –
At least 34 soldiers are killed in an attack by gunmen on vehicles in Banibangou.[22]
The government orders the nationalization of the SOMAIR uranium venture operated by the French firm Orano, accusing the latter of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium produced under the project.[23]
July
15 July – Two Indian nationals are killed, while a third is abducted by gunmen in Dosso Region.[24]
August
15 August – Ibrahim Mahamadou aka Bakoura, said to be the leader of Boko Haram since 2021, is reported killed in an airstrike by the Niger Air Force in Shilawa.[25]
20 August – At least 47 people are killed, while around 56,000 are displaced due to flooding caused by heavy rains nationwide.[26]
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