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A team from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States, left Niger without meeting the leader of the junta which seized power in a coup, a delegation member said Friday. The ECOWAS delegation arrived in the capital Niamey on Thursday “but did not spend the night” as scheduled, nor meet with coup leader Abdourahamane Tiani or deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, the team member said.The delegation was […]
The General Abdourahmane Tchiani-led military junta in the Republic of Niger is planning on recalling the Nigerien Ambassador to Nigeria after failing to come to terms with the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States, on the return of democracy in Niger. The junta is also planning to recall Nigerien Ambassadors to Togo, the United States, and France, as it pushes to evict French and US troops in […]
President Bola Tinubu, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has dispatched a delegation to the Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in Abuja on Thursday. The statement says the action is in line with the […]
Niger’s coup leader has declared that he will not bow down to pressure to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, criticising sanctions imposed by West African leaders as “illegal” and “inhumane” and urging his countrymen to get ready to defend their nation. General Abdourahamane Tchiani‘s comments, issued in a televised address on Wednesday, came as the defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in neighbouring Nigeria to discuss the […]
Somalia’s athletics boss has been suspended after an untrained runner went viral for taking nearly 22 seconds to complete the 100-metre sprint at an international competition. Nasra Abukar Ali, 20, came dead last at the World University Games in Chengdu, China on Tuesday, taking almost twice as long to finish as the winner, Brazil’s Gabriela Mourão. In a video that went viral online, Nasra Abukar falls so far behind the […]
Power supply from Nigeria to the Republic of Niger was stopped on Wednesday, as sanctions against the neighbouring country by the Economic Community of West African States increases. On Sunday, ECOWAS, led by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, decided on sanctions against the military personnel in Niger who toppled President-elect Mohamed Bazoum’last week. On July 26, officers of the Presidential Guard arrested Bazoum and declared him deposed. In addition to a […]
The United Kingdom Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, James Cleverly, has said that the UK government does not support a military intervention to restore democracy in Niger Republic. Cleverly, who stated this in a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, said “The use of force to redraw borders or to take political control of countries is something we do not support. We believe in democracy. […]
Two people have been killed in Senegal in protests sparked by the arrest of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, according to the country’s interior ministry. Two “lifeless male bodies” were discovered in the southern city of Ziguinchor, where 2024 presidential hopeful Sonko is mayor, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry called on the public to stay calm and said it was taking measures to “preserve peace and […]
In a move considered a tactical way to protect the recent regime change in Niger, Mali’s military Junta said Monday that they stand to support the coup leaders in Niamey. Mali said that they stand together with Burkina Faso to defend Niger and further warned that any foreign military intervention in Niamey will be considered a declaration of war on both nations with Niger. “I warn that any military intervention […]
