ECOWAS leaders hold talks on coup-hit Niger
Worried West African leaders were set to meet on Saturday for talks on coup-hit Niger and a string of crises that have rocked the region.
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger discuss response to ECOWAS military threat
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS military intervention in the coup.
Bazoum: Foreign powers more interested in looting Nigeria, Niger’s resources – Sheikh Zakzaky
Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, supreme leader of the Islamic Movement on Nigeria (IMN), has expressed deep concern about the escalating military tensions between Nigeria and the Niger Republic.
Germany wants EU sanctions against Niger coup leaders
Germany wants the European Union to impose sanctions on the leaders of last month’s military coup in Niger that toppled the country’s elected president, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
West African military chiefs start talks on Niger coup
West African military chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday to coordinate a possible armed intervention aimed at reversing the coup in Niger.
Niger coup, setback for Sahel devt – German minister
German development minister Svenja Schulze on Tuesday said the Niger coup was “a setback that aggravates the complex development challenges in the country and in the Sahel.”
