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Niger's military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security. This is the latest sign that the junta intends to resist international pressure to return power to Mr. Bazoum. BBC Africa reports that he has been held in the basement of his palace since the military staged a coup about three weeks ago. Mr. Bazoum was in "good spirits" despite being […]
Niger’s junta has threatened to kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if the Economic Countries of West African States (ECOWAS) attempt any military intervention to restore his rule. Daily Mail reports that a United States military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said representatives of the junta told the U.S. Under Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week. President Bazoum, […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be holding an emergency summit on Thursday, August 10, 2023, in Abuja over the coup in Niger Republic. Two weeks after the coup that toppled Mohamed Bazoum, the ECOWAS said it is seeking a diplomatic solution but has not ruled out using force to resolve the crisis. Important decisions are expected from […]
Niger’s junta leader Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has appointed a cabinet in defiance of calls by regional leaders to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The cabinet was announced on state TV at 00:30 GMT (01:30 local time) on Thursday. BBC Africa reports that the new government is made up of 21 ministers, including two ministers of state and a delegate minister. According to reports, the new transitional government made up of […]
An International Civil Group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged President Bola Tínubu of Nigeria before the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, invoking the Protocols of the Court to stop the planned military action against the Republic of Niger over the coup plot. The group in the suit instituted on its behalf by a Nigerian lawyer, Dr Oluwakayode Ajulo, is praying the Regional Court to […]
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said the conversations had been "extremely frank and at times quite difficult". Washington has said the coup can still be ended diplomatically and President Mohamed Bazoum reinstated, but has suspended aid payments in the meantime. West African countries are set to meet on Thursday to discuss the crisis. Ecowas - a trading bloc of 15 West African states - had issued a 23:00 […]
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 […]
Following the coup in the Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West African country, the Chairman, of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja. This is contained in a statement signed on Friday in Abuja, by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President Special Duties, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the development in the Republic of Niger as unpleasant. The President in a statement on Wednesday confemns the unpleasant development around the country's highest political leadership. According to the statement, Tinubu says it should be clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation […]
