The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to lift economic sanctions imposed on neighbouring Niger Republic. Democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on July 26,…
Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet in Ghana this week to discuss possible intervention in Niger, military and political sources in the region said Tuesday. The…
The African Union (AU) said it was holding a meeting on Monday on the crisis in Niger following the coup on July 26 that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. “AU’s Peace…
The leader of the Niger junta, Abdourahmane Tchiani, has expressed his willingness to engage in diplomatic dialogue to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the country, following a meeting with…
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum who has been detained since being ousted by members of his guard last month was seen by his doctor Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern.…
West African nations on Friday suspended a key military meeting on the crisis in Niger, a day after saying they would muster a “standby” force in their bid to reinstate…
Thousands of Niger coup supporters took to the streets on Friday to protest against plans by West African nations to deploy a military force to the country, as a key…
Amid intervention efforts to reverse the military coup that saw Niger president Mohamed Bazoum ousted two weeks ago, the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, has affirmed that the conciliatory…
The African Union on Friday expressed “deep concern at the reported poor conditions” of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum’s detention, calling his treatment at the hands of coup leaders “unacceptable”. “Such…
Niger’s junta has threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if neighbouring countries attempt any military intervention to reinstate him. According to a report by The Associated Press on Thursday,…