West African military chiefs have said they are prepared to use force to restore democracy in Niger following last month’s coup if diplomacy fails. The generals from the Ecowas group of nations are meeting in Ghana to co-ordinate possible military intervention. The Ecowas peace and security commissioner, Abdel-Fatau Musah, said …
Read More »ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff meet in Ghana over Niger coup
Ecowas Chiefs of Staff are meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to discuss the deployment of a standby force for possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger. At least 11 of the bloc’s 15-member states back a military deployment to reinstate the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, after diplomatic …
Read More »ECOWAS meets on Thursday to discuss possible military intervention in Niger
Chiefs of staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet this Thursday and Friday in Ghana to discuss possible military intervention in Niger, according to a regional military source, confirmed by a source at the ECOWAS. This meeting was to be held last Saturday, before being …
Read More »Nigerian president sad after death of soldiers in helicopter crash
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu mourned and paid tribute to soldiers who died in a helicopter crash during an evacuation mission in Niger State on Monday. The president said the “tragic loss of our officers and soldiers had brought immense sadness to me”. In a statement, he said they would be …
Read More »Niger coup leaders recall ambassador to Ivory Coast
Niger’s coup leaders have recalled their country’s ambassador in Ivory Coast saying comments by the Ivorian president had amounted to “praising armed action” against them, the BBC reported. Alassane Ouattara had spoken of his determination to see Niger’s democratically elected leader Mohamed Bazoum reinstated, on his return from a regional …
Read More »Niger’s putschists open to diplomatic means to resolve the crisis
The military regime in Niger said it is open to resolving the crisis through diplomatic means, the head of a delegation of Nigerian clerics reported on Sunday, the day after his visit to Niamey. Mr. Bazoum and his family have been held in the basement of his palace in Niamey, …
Read More »Niger ousted President to be tried for high treason
Niger’s ruling military leaders have announced their intention to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and “undermining the country’s security”. In a statement read on national television, army spokesman Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane said they had gathered evidence against the ousted leader and referred to him as his “local …
Read More »Russia opposed to any armed intervention in Niger
After ECOWAS announced its decision to deploy a “standby force” in Niger, Russia announced that it opposed any military intervention in that country. The announcement comes after several countries around the world, including the UK, France and the US, said they supported any move by the West African regional bloc, …
Read More »West African army chiefs to meet to discuss intervention in Niger
West African army chiefs will meet in the coming days to prepare plans for a possible military intervention in Niger, ECOWAS spokesperson said on Friday. The ECOWAS bloc ordered the activation of a standby force on Thursday, two weeks after army ousted Mohamed Bazoum. The chiefs of staff meeting indicates …
Read More »African Union denounces conditions of detention of President Bazoum
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday expressed serious concern about the deterioration of the conditions of detention of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. Mr. Faki Mahamat describes as “unacceptable” the treatment of Mohamed Bazoum by the military authorities who overthrew him. In the same statement, …
Read More »