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Former Nigeria’s Military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar has said that ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum told the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States delegation the challenges he has…

Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes in Niger Republic following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order to strike. The regional bloc had given…

Former Military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), led a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan leaves Abuja for Harare on Saturday to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections, scheduled for August 23. Mr Jonathan would lead a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and…

Academics and stakeholders have warned that the Economic Community of West African States may cease to exist as a body if it fails to restore democratic rule in the Republic of Niger. This is as they drummed support for…

President Bola Tinubu has warned there will be “grave consequences” if Niger’s military regime allows ousted President Mohamed Bazoum’s health to worsen under house arrest. During a call to European Union (EU)’s…

The UN High Commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, on Friday, called for Niger’s democratically elected officials to be released at once following their detention in the July coup. Mr Türk, in a statement, urged…

At least seven opposition political parties in South Africa have agreed to overthrow the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party ahead of the 2024 election. The parties have also pledged to allocate ministry jobs…

ECOWAS Defence chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday and agreed to deploy troops to Niger Republic to restore democratic governance if all efforts to get the junta out of office fail. President Mohamed Bazoum was sacked…

The military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana amidst tensions over a possible military intervention in Niger, according to Ghana’s army…

The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has asked the military leaders of the Republic of Niger to restore constitutional power to ousted…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will follow its sanctions against the military junta in the Republic of Niger to the letter. But the Northern Elders Forum (NEF)…

The (ECOWAS) has kicked against plans by the military junta in Niger to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. In a statement read out on national television on Sunday, Amadou Abdramane, spokesman of the junta,…

Niger’s military leaders headed by General Abdourahmane Tchiani have disclosed the reason they ignored the delegation led by Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar (retd) in their efforts…

The military junta in the Niger Republic has reportedly opened for dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the development comes after a team of…

•Military chiefs to forward required number of men, equipment, funds to CDS•Protest rocks Kano, senior lawyers warn Tinubu against deploying soldiers•Doctor visits outsted President Bazoum, wife, son in detention…

Several member-countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), including Ivory Coast, Republic of Benin, Senegal and Nigeria, have committed troops to the regional bloc’s planned military…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has warned Russia that it will hold the country accountable if the Wagner Group, a private military contractor, violates human rights in Niger. POLITICS NIGERIA…

Amid the unrest in Niger Republic, emerging reports indicate that thousands of supporters of coup leaders gathered close to a French military base on the outskirts of Niamey. The protesters shouted “Down with France,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, has spoken on the living condition of ousted Niger president Mohamed…

The Coalition of Northern Groups(CNG) has expressed its stand on the fallout of the expiration of ECOWAS ultimatum to Niger and the second extraordinary ECOWAS Summit held in Abuja, calling on the authorities concerned not…

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma reported back to jail on Friday only to be swiftly released, the…

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday denounced the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding in response to a…

China Gezhouba Group Co. LTD, a Chinese construction and engineering firm, has suspended the construction of the Niger Republic Kandadji Dam project due to financial sanctions imposed on the French-speaking country…