04 Aug 2023 at 22:10 Update: an hour ago West African countries have made a plan to intervene militarily in Niger. They hope to send a signal to the coup plotters in the country, who have been given until Sunday to reverse their action. The economic partnership ECOWAS, consisting of fifteen West African countries, has … Read more
At the same time, West African defense leaders have drawn up a plan for a possible military intervention to reverse last week’s coup in Niger, including how and when to deploy forces. ECOWAS will not disclose to the coup participants when and where it will strike. This decision will be taken by the heads of … Read more
EPAA special meeting of ECOWAS on the situation in Niger NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 03:16 Despite international pressure, Nigerian coup leader General Tiani does not intend to allow deposed President Bazoum to return to his post. Tiani said this after a visit from a delegation from the West African partnership Ecowas. Ecowas threatens to intervene in Niger … Read more
(CNN) — Mali’s presidency announced Wednesday that General Salifu Modi, one of Niger’s officers who seized power in last week’s coup, has paid a visit to the country. The presidency published pictures and a statement on Facebook, announcing that the transitional president of Mali, Asimi Guetta, had hosted Modi and a large military delegation from … Read more
As the political crisis escalated following the military coup in Niger, ECOWAS was in the spotlight as it cared most about the crisis and given its history of similar crises and coups, a history that has seen the group’s diplomacy and military intervention. Experts believe that this organization, called ECOWAS, is the most regional organization … Read more
However, a day after the Niger coup, in the second half of last week, the Russia-Africa summit was also held in St. Petersburg, which also showed problems in Russia’s ambitions to win the hearts and minds of African politicians. Compared to the first Russia-Africa summit in 2019 in Sochi, where 43 heads of state participated, … Read more
Demonstrators in Niger waved the Russian flag and attacked the French Embassy. Photo/Sky News NIAMEY – Thousands of people support cout d’etat Of Niger took to the streets of the capital city of Niamey to denounce French the country’s former colonial power, raised the flag Russia and set fire to the door of the French … Read more
The summit was attended by the Presidents of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, as well as the Foreign Ministers of Cape Verde and Liberia and the High Representative of Sierra Leone in Nigeria and ECOWAS. In addition, an unnamed “representative of President Bazum” was present. Countries have imposed sanctions on Niger … Read more
New York (AP) – The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the coup in West African Niger and expressed its concern about its effects in the region. Panel members expressed concern in a statement Friday about the “negative impact of unconstitutional changes in government in the region, an increase in terrorist activity and the desperate … Read more
CNN Indonesia Friday, 28 Jul 2023 20:04 WIB The presidential guard of Niger declares a coup against his country’s government. (AFP) Jakarta, CNNIndonesia — Bos Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin offers his mercenaries to fully support Niger’s presidential guard which is staging a coup against the country’s government. Prigozhin himself is thought to be in Africa … Read more