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Troops of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have declared their readiness to join the standby force to restore civil rule in Niger. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, made this known on Thursday, during a meeting in Accra, Ghana’s capital.   “Democracy is what …

The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, has commended Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional order in the neighbouring Niger Republic. ECOWAS to which Niger belongs, had rejected the unconstitutional change of government in the country with a …

Military action against coup leaders in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation”, Russia has warned. On Friday, the West African bloc ECOWAS approved a “standby force” in response to the military takeover in Niger, and Ivory Coast’s president said it could be deployed “as soon as possible”. The US …

The African Union has pledged support to the West African community of nations, ECOWAS. The union’s chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat, in a statement, said he stands behind the group’s response to the coup in Niger.   After a key summit in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Thursday, ECOWAS instructed its military …

Adamant Niger Republic junta got a stern warning yesterday from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): reinstate President Mohammed Bazoum or face military action. The sub-regional body put its standby force on red alert, a decision taken at its second successive extra-ordinary meeting in one week on last …

The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the …

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Niger’s junta on Tuesday rejected the latest diplomatic mission from African countries aimed at restoring constitutional order after a July 26 coup. NAN reports that the junta resisted pressure from the United States and the United Nations to come to the negotiating table.   Heads of State from the Economic …

The Niger coup leaders on Tuesday, vowed to resist external pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum after The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions and Western allies suspended aid. The seventh power grab in West and Central Africa in three years has attracted global attention, partly …

Niger’s coup leaders have cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed. ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum to avoid possible clash with the junta.   But President Bola …