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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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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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