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ECOWAS imposes sanctions on individuals collaborating with Niger military junta
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed sanctions on individuals who are collaborating with the military junta in the Republic of Niger. In a recent development, the leadership of ECOWAS decided on Tuesday to apply financial penalties to both individuals and entities suspected of providing support to the military junta in the Francophone nation. Ajuri Ngelale, the…
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Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability – Antony Blinken
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is “taking advantage” of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC. The country has been ruled by a junta following the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two weeks ago. There have been suggestions the coup leaders have asked for help from Wagner, which is known to be present in…
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Coup: Italy asks ECOWAS to extend Niger ultimatum over military invasion
Italy has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to extend its deadline for the reinstatement of Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani gave the advice in an interview published on Monday. “The only way is the diplomatic one. I hope that the ultimatum of the Economic Community of West African States, which expired…
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Niger coup: Junta shuts airspace citing military intervention threat
Niger’s junta leaders were cheered by thousands of supporters at a defiant rally in Niamey on Sunday Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbours. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is showing that there are currently no aircraft in Niger’s skies. The West African group of countries, Ecowas, had…
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Pakistan’s Imran Khan sentenced to three years in prison, arrested
Police have arrested Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was accused of misusing his premiership from 2018 to 2022 to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more…
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14 million children in Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian support, says UNICEF
Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis. “The numbers are staggering. Almost 14 million children – a number roughly equivalent to every single child in Colombia, France, Germany, or Thailand – are in dire need of…
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Embattled Nigerien President Bazoum writes from detention
…seeks support against military junta Embattled President of Niger Republic Mohamed Bazoum has called for help to restore his government after the military overthrew his government on July 26. In an article he wrote from detention which was published in Washington Post, Bazoum said the coup by what he tagged “a faction in the military” was unjustified, praising the international…
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Tinubu dispatches envoy to Niamey, urges robust dialogue to end impasse
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispatched a delegation to Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. The action was in line with the resolution reached at the end of the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS held last weekend in Abuja.…
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10 ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in AbujaECOWAS
Chiefs of Defence Staff of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday met in Abuja over the situation in Niger where soldiers overthrew the elected government of Mohammed Bazoum. The meeting was attended by 10 countries including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Liberia, Ghana, Gambia, Cote D’voire, Cape Varde, Benin and Senegal. Those absent from the meeting were Mali,…
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Tinubu seeks stronger economic, defence, bilateral cooperation with UK
…UK Foreign Secretary assures of enduring partnership President Bola Tinubu has called on the government of the United Kingdom to deepen its partnership with Nigeria and Africa by investing more across sectors to see the continent attain more sustainable and broad-based prosperity. President Tinubu made the call on Wednesday when he received the United Kingdom’s Secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth and…
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