Sources: BBC
Opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou is elected President of Niger following over a year of transitionary rule under a military junta since a coup overthrew Mamadou Tandja. The runner-up in the election, former Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou, accepts the results. 2011-03-20
An ECOWAS regional court in West Africa orders authorities in Niger to release deposed President Mamadou Tandja who was detained in a coup in February. 2010-11-8
The African Union (AU) suspends Niger following this week's coup d'état. 2010-02-20
The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy that took power in a military coup in Niger yesterday lifts a curfew and reopens the country's borders. 2010-02-19