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We’ll Return Niger To Civil Rule Within Three Years – Coup Leader

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We’ll Return Niger To Civil Rule Within Three Years – Coup Leader

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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We’re Ready To Invade And Restore Civil Rule In Niger — ECOWAS Force

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We’re Ready To Invade And Restore Civil Rule In Niger — ECOWAS Force

Commanders of Troops of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, have today declared that they are ready to participate in a standby force that could intervene in the Republic of Niger. At a meeting in Ghana’s capital, Accra, today Thursday, the defence chiefs said they are prepared to reinstate the democratic order in…

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Ousted President Bazoum Of Niger Will Be Prosecuted For ‘High Treason,’ – Junta

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Ousted President Bazoum Of Niger Will Be Prosecuted For ‘High Treason,’ – Junta

The leaders of the putsch that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum said late Sunday they would “prosecute” the ousted president for “high treason” and “undermining the security” of the country. A member of the junta disclosed this in a statementhe read out on a Nigerien national television. According to the statement, “The Nigerien government has so…

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Junta Leaders In Niger Meets Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

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Junta Leaders In Niger Meets Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Against the backdrop of having rejected meetings with delegations from ECOWAS and Western nations, Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has met with coup leaders in Niger Republic. This meeting between the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the junta is coming after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives…

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Niger Junta Rejects Visit By ECOWAS, UN, AU, U.S. Delegations

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Niger Junta Rejects Visit By ECOWAS, UN, AU, U.S. Delegations

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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ACF Asks FG To Lift Economic Sanctions Against Niger

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ACF Asks FG To Lift Economic Sanctions Against Niger

The mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on President Tinubu and ECOWAS to lift sanctions against the Niger Republic and adopt more dialogue with the military junta to prevent a further breakdown of talks. ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, said though the group…

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Police Alert To Avert Internal Security Crisis, Says IGP

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Police Alert To Avert Internal Security Crisis, Says IGP

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun yesterday directed Assistants Inspector General (AIGs) of Police and Commissioners of Police (CPs) in charge of the border to be alert to avert internal security crisis following the Niger coup saga. Egbetokun disclosed this during a meeting with top police officers in Abuja. He said the deployment…

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Niger Coup Updates: ECOWAS Does Not Have UK Govt’s Support On Military Intervention — Foreign Secretary

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Niger Coup Updates: ECOWAS Does Not Have UK Govt’s Support On Military Intervention — Foreign Secretary

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…

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ECOWAS Threatens Force To Remove Coup Leaders In Niger

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ECOWAS Threatens Force To Remove Coup Leaders In Niger

ECOWAS, West Africa’s regional economic bloc has threatened a military intervention to remove the leader of a coup in Niger unless the junta reinstates the nation’s democratically elected president. The warning by the Economic Community of West African States came after thousands of people rallied in the capital, Niamey, on Sunday in support of the…

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Niger Coupists Warns Tinubu, ECOWAS Against Military Intervention

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Niger Coupists Warns Tinubu, ECOWAS Against Military Intervention

The military junta in Niger has warned West African leaders meeting in Abuja against any military intervention in the country’s ongoing coup. A meeting of West African leaders is scheduled for the Nigerian capital Abuja, today Sunday July 30, for an emergency summit on Niger. The heads of state of the 15-nation Economic Community of…

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