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The sanctions imposed on Niger by the regional bloc Ecowas since last month’s coup are intended to put pressure on the junta there. But they may have an impact on other parts of the region. There are concerns in…

France and Mali have suspended issuing visas to each other's citizens as the row between the former allies worsens. The French embassy suspended issuing new visas in the Malian capital Bamako earlier this week after Paris placed the…

President Alhassan Quattara of Cote D’Ivoire on Thursday said the prolonged keeping of the President of Niger Republic, Mohammed Bazoum hostage is an act of terrorism President Quattara stated this while speaking…

Niger’s junta has told a top United States diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighbouring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in NIger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray made the declaration while reading…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is the chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has welcomed the regional bloc leaders currently meeting in Abuja over the Niger’s imbroglio.  ECOWAS had…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has stressed the need to prioritise diplomatic negotiations and dialogue in resolving the political crisis in the Republic of Niger. Tinubu, who is the chairman of the Economic…

The newly appointed prime minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, will lead 21 new ministers forming the new government. The military leaders announced this on national TV on Thursday, two weeks after toppling…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received a delegation of Nigerian Muslim leaders, led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, and accepted their mediation in the Niger coup by engaging the head of the Nigerien military junta,…

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday told over 150,000 supporters in the capital of Harare they would be “lost” if they did not re-elect him at this month’s tense polls. “If Harare fails to vote…

Photos emerged on Wednesday of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, with Abdourahmane…

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday (today) in Abuja to decide on what to do with the political crises in Niger Republic, whose military rulers have resisted its ultimatum to concede…

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the President of the United States Of America (USA), Joe Biden…

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has stated that he will not bow to pressure concerning the coup in neighbouring Niger Republic. Tinubu, chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says the…

The World Bank says it is halting new financing to Uganda over the adoption of a law that criminalises same-sex relationships. Earlier this year, the Ugandan government an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…

Nigerien tailor Yahaya Oumarou carefully ran cuts of white, blue and red fabric under his sewing machine, assembling them into the three horizontal bands of Russia’s flag. The flags have been in demand since…

A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup. This is the first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the strategically important Sahel…

A former Minister of Aviation and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that the threat of military action against the Niger Republic coup leaders by the Economic Community…

A cross-border investigation into West African criminal groups scamming internet users has resulted in more than 100 arrests. The operation also led to the seizure of over 2 million euros, Interpol said on Tuesday.…

Civil rights group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) to the bloc’s court over the proposed military intervention in Niger Republic. The group…

Taking a cue from the European Union-sanctioned Russians who have businesses outside the country in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine,…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for the lifting of sanctions against Niger Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), commending Nigerian…

The United States of America has warned the Niger junta that America may be pushed to be involved militarily if the country’s military rulers do not return to constitutional order. The US acting Deputy…