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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…

The Economic Community Of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has imposed fresh sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic. The regional bloc had earlier given Niger junta seven days to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum…

British Airways passengers on an Airbus A380 from Johannesburg to London Heathrow went on a 10-hour “flight to nowhere” when Niger’s airspace was suddenly closed late on Sunday night. Other flights between the UK…

After the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) announced a seven-day statewide shutdown last Thursday, the minibus taxi strike in Cape Town has continued with violence, road closures, and damage to public and…

Niger’s junta has defied a Sunday deadline from West Africa’s regional bloc to reinstate ousted president Mohamed Bazoum or face a possible military intervention. According to Reuters Defence chiefs of the…

The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu who is currently the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States has convened another Extraordinary Summit of the…

The Italian government has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to extend the deadline issued to coup plotters in Niger Republic for the reinstatement of the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.…

France has suspended its development aid and budget support to Burkina Faso after the West African country declared their support for the junta that deposed Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum in a military coup in July.…

• Don’t embark on proxy war, pundits, ex-Generals warn FGThough the Nigerian Senate, at the weekend, rejected President Bola Tinubu‘s…

More individuals and organisations have spoken out against military intervention in Niger Republic following the coup in the…

The coup plotters in Niger are unyielding to the one-week ultimatum given to them by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to quit and allow the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum to…

• Supporters wave Niger, Russia flags in rally to cheer coup leader A Human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), yesterday, affirmed…

The one week deadline that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) handed the military coupists has elapsed. Last week, the regional body gave the junta seven days to reinstate ousted President…

Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”. “Faced with the threat of…

As ECOWAS’s seven days ultimatum for the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger expires today (Sunday), there is uncertainty about the next line of action for the bloc. Last Sunday, ECOWAS had an…

Niger’s military rulers have asked for help from the Russian mercenary group, Wagner as the deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the release of the country’s detained president draws…

The Senate has asked the Chairman of the Economic  Community of  West  African  States,  ECOWAS and other leaders of the region to tread softly in addressing the political quagmire in Niger Republic. Rising from a…