Main reason why Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger exited ECOWAS
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a […]
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President Ali Bongo: Let’s make some noise for Gabon’s one-time funk singer, by Osmund Agbo
Somewhere in Central Africa, Western scientists and conservationists, entranced by the paradisiacal beauty of 270,000 square kilometers of space covered in lush rainforest and teeming […]
Niger: UK Defence Minister meets with military chiefs, supports ECOWAS
The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey MP, has met with top defence leaders and military chiefs in Nigeria to […]
Niger: I Have Delivered Junta’s Message To Tinubu – Abdulsalami
Leader of the ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic, retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar, says he has submitted his report on the points raised by the military […]
Niger: ‘Don’t go to war against our brothers’ – El-Rufai warns president Tinubu-led ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by President Bola Tinubu, has recommended a military solution to end the continuing political crisis in the Niger Republic. Nasir el-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, has compared the proposal to a fight between brothers. El-Rufai stated this on his X, previously Twitter, on Tuesday morning, adding that the battle between ECOWAS and Niger Republic would be a fight […]
Niger: ECOWAS rejects 3-year transition plan by military Junta
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has rejected the three-year transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta. It will be recalled that […]
‘War unnecessary, we’re ready to defend ourselves’ – Niger junta tells ECOWAS
The leader of the mutineers who seized power in the Niger Republic, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on Saturday that his country does not want war, […]
Dialogue: West African delegation arrives in Niger
A delegation from the West African organization arrived in Niger on Saturday for discussions with the military junta that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. According to […]
Niger coup: Tinubu welcomes ECCAS’ support for ECOWAS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the solidarity of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the political impasse in the Republic of […]
ECOWAS’ albatross, by Dan Agbase
Criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s option for a military action to restore democracy in Niger Republic came fast and furious. Some elements in the north […]
ECOWAS, Tinubu and the Niger coup conundrum, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
A seeming innocuous incident, but of utmost importance, happened on the day, the Niger Republic military adventurists announced the closure of the country’s airspace in […]
Niger: ECOWAS to deploy standby force, as Tinubu champions dialogue to resolve impasse
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says the regional bloc will continue to champion diplomacy […]
ECOWAS imposes fresh sanctions on Niger as Junta rejects diplomatic overtures
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has imposed fresh sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic. President Bola Tinubu who leads the regional […]
Sanctions against Niger Republic ECOWAS’ decision not Tinubu’s – Presidency
By Abdullahi M. Gulloma Abuja The Presidency said Tuesday that the ultimatum and sanctions imposed on Niger Republic were strictly the decisions of the Economic […]
Tinubu orders CBN to impose ECOWAS’ additional sanctions against individuals, entities connected to Niger coup
By Abdullahi Mohammed, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tuesday instructed the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Folashodun Shonubi to impose […]