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Tag: ECOWAS
Niger gives Mali, Burkina Faso permit to intervene in event of ECOWAS military operation
Niger, led by a junta, Thursday August 24 indicated that Mali and Burkina Faso can intervene military on its soil should the country be confronted ... Read More
AU suspends Niger until restoration of constitutional order
The African Union, AU, suspended Tuesday August 22 Niger from various institutions and activities few days after the junta that seized power on July 26 ... Read More
Mali’s Premier warns of ECOWAS’s dislocation if intervention in Niger goes ahead
Choguel Kokalla Maiga, the Prime minister of Mali's transitional government, posited Monday August 21 that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will stop ... Read More
Niger junta proposes 3-year transition of power amid ECOWAS’s last-ditch diplomatic effort
Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African envoys on Saturday (19 August) whose visit to ... Read More
AU, ECOWAS at odds over Niger intervention as ECOWAS military chiefs meet in Ghana
As West African military chiefs are set to meet Thursday (17 August) in Ghana to coordinate a possible intervention aimed at reversing Niger's coup, the ... Read More
Putin, Mali’s Goita discuss Niger crisis amid Western fears of growing Russian influence in Sahel
Mali’s military leader and interim president, Assimi Goita, had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the escalating situation in Niger, ... Read More
ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana Thursday, Friday to discuss Niger crisis
Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS are set to meet Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana, to discuss a possible military intervention in ... Read More
Niger recalls ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire for consultation
The National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, the junta in power in Niger, recalled Monday August 14 the country’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire ... Read More
Niger: US, ECOWAS slam junta plan to prosecute president Bazoum for ‘high treason’
The United States have expressed great concern and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS condemned on Monday (14 August) Niger's military rulers' threats to prosecute ... Read More
Niger: Algeria fears Morocco’s influence could be strengthened by ECOWAS military operation
The Algerian regime has openly expressed its firm opposition to any military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the putschists ... Read More