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President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one year after he took over the regional bloc’s leadership. On Sunday, Tinubu hosted the ECOWAS heads for the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the Presidential Villa…
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of junta in Niger has declared determination to hand over to a civilian government within the next three years. This declaration was made in a televised broadcast on Saturday night. Tchiani spoke after meeting with a delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States lolECOWAS) led by the former Nigerian…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a warning to Russia over the involvement of the Wagner Group, a private military contractor with ties to Russia . ECOWAS has reiterated it’s resolve to ensure the Wagner Group be accountable for any violation of human rights within the region. Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, the…
On Friday, Russian government warned against a military intervention in Niger, just hours after the West African bloc, ECOWAS said they would muster a “standby” force in their efforts to return the president toppled by the junta. The Russian foreign ministry stated: “We believe that a military solution to the crisis in Niger could lead…
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The regional West African bloc ECOWAS, has approved of a military option to restore constitutional order in NIger Republic “as soon as possible” following last month’s coup, Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara told newsmen as he leaves the second ECOWAS Summit on Niger Coup Thursday. Consequent to the summit agreement, the President of ECOWAS, Omar…
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The Niger coup leaders has vowed to resist external pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum after ECOWAS imposed sanctions and Western allies suspended aids. Earlier, the junta informed ECOWAS that it cannot host a delegation from the West African regional bloc or any of the pressuring interested continental bodies and Western nations. “The current…
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The UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, James Cleverly, has stated that the UK government does not support a military intervention to restore democracy in Niger Republic. He said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Lagos. Cleverly said, “The use of force to redraw borders or to take political…