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Niger: Coup leaders, Nigeria’s intervention team agree to pursue dialogue
Nigeria’s Intervention Team comprising prominent Islamic scholars in the country at the weekend met with the coup leaders in Niger where both parties agreed to intensify the option of dialogue in resolving the political crisis in that country. The Islamic Ulammas led by Sheik Bala Lau met with General Abdourahmane Tchiani for several hours in Niger’s capital Niamey during which…
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Nigerian Embassy in Niger Republic refutes reported attack
The Nigerian embassy in Niger Republic has responded to a widely circulated report alleging that its embassy in Niamey, Niger, was set ablaze by enraged demonstrators. In an official communication signed by Liti Auwalu, representing the Nigerian Ambassador to Niger, the embassy clarified its position. The statement on Saturday, said that while there was an attempt by protesters to breach…
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Western leaders welcomed China’s presence at Ukraine peace talks. But Beijing’s relationship with Europe is still testy
European officials took some small comfort when China attended a summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last weekend. The meeting aimed to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine. While Beijing didn’t budge from its stated position of impartiality, China’s mere presence at a meeting to which Russia says it was not invited has, some sources claim, sent a…
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South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma won’t return to prison due to overcrowding
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been spared from returning to prison, with officials saying this is to ease overcrowding. Zuma, who was sentenced to 15 months for contempt of court, surrendered himself to the authorities on Friday. The 81-year-old had previously been freed on medical parole – in a move ruled illegal by the courts. Justice Minister Ronald…
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Uganda will develop with or without loans, Museveni slams World Bank
Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president, has slammed the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding to the country over its law that opposes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) practices. The World Bank had on Tuesday said that the law, which prescribes life imprisonment and death penalty for certain same-sex acts, contradicted its values. Reacting to the development in a series…
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Niger: AU supports ECOWAS, urges release of detained president
In a resolute display of solidarity, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has thrown his weight behind the recent decisions made by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pertaining to the issue of anti-constitutional change in Niger. This was contained in a released by the AU on Friday. “The Chairperson of the African Union…
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INTERVIEW: We are open to peaceful return to constitutional order in Niger – ECOWAS Commission President
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, spoke with journalists in Abuja after the 48th Extraordinary Summit of the regional organisation convened by President Bola Tinubu over the political impasse in Republic of Niger Excerpts: Why the insistence on using force when citizens of concerned country are opposed to it? If I may answer that question quickly, I think…
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ECOWAS decisions on Niger collective, not Nigerian affair – Ivory Coast, Senegal presidents
Presidents Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast and Macky Sall of Senegal have thrown their supports behind decisions taken by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy troops to the Niger Republic. Speaking with journalists after the Extraordinary meeting of the organisation in Abuja on Thursday, the two leaders said the decision was taken collectively by member states.…
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ECOWAS orders ‘standby force’ deployment to restore Niger government
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a directive for its standby force to intervene and restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. This was announced on Thursday by President Omar Alieu Touray after an Extraordinary meeting of ECOWAS in Abuja regarding the Niger coup. The sub-regional body also urged the African Union (AU), partner countries,…
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Niger’s ousted president reduced to eating dry rice as hopes for a peaceful resolution of the coup fade
Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, said he is being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice and pasta by the military junta who overthrew him and are refusing to cede power despite international pressure. In a series of text messages to a friend, Bazoum said he has been “deprived of all human contact” since Friday, with…
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