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The European Union is “very concerned about the consequences” of the latest decision by Niger’s military leaders to revoke an EU-backed law criminalizing transportation of migrants north from Agadez to Libya and Algeria for onward transition to Europe. Over the weekend, Niger’s junta government signed an order abrogating the controversial legislation, known as Law 2015-36, […]
France has completed the full withdrawal of its forces from Niger as requested by the current leaders of the West African country who seized the power on July 26, after removing west-backed Mohamed Bazoum. Over 1,300 soldiers stationed in the country have left the country and headed to neighboring Chad and to France, ‘Mali Jet’ […]
Military juntas from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have recently met to strengthen the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), pledging security and political collaborations, which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their grip on power. In his first foreign trip since the July coup that brought him into power, Niger’s junta […]
Niger authorities outlawed a protest by a civil society group that was slated for November 25 to demand the liberation of ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum and the return of the rule of law and democracy in the West African country, governed since July 26 by a junta led by General Abdourahamane Tiani. The protest, organized […]
General Abdourahamane Tiani, the leader of junta in power in Niger is expected in Mali this Thursday November 23, for his first foreign trip since ascending to power on July 26, after ousting elected leader Mohamed Bazoum. Tiani’s visit is a friendly and working trip to his Malian counterpart Assimi Goita, Mali’s Foreign Ministry said […]
Niger’s junta government has asked West Africa’s regional court to order the lifting of sanctions imposed on the country by its ECOWAS neighbors following a military coup on July 30 that toppled democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, arguing that the sanctions have increased poverty level among millions of Nigeriens. “There is no sector of the […]
Niger’s military junta has called on Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe “to be a facilitator, to be able to facilitate this dialogue with our various partners,” in particular with the West African bloc ECOWAS which has maintained sanctions against the country since the July coup. While meeting Gnassingbe in Togo’s capital Lomé, Niger’s Minister of Defense, […]
A group of demonstrators took to the streets Sunday November 5 in Niamey, capital of Niger, calling for the arrest of ex-President Issoufou Mahamadou that they accuse of treason, reports say. The protestors hailing from various Civil society organizations held banners reading “Issoufou Mahamadou, traitor to the nation”. Mahamadou, 71, led the country from April […]
The African Union, AU, Thursday doubled down on its call for a swift return to constitutional order in Gabon and Niger following the recent military coups in the two countries. The fresh call came from the AU Peace and Security Council following its latest meeting on the situation in the two countries. A junta deposed […]
Morocco has called on the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to support peace, security and development efforts in Gabon and Niger to ensure the success of the transition in these two African countries. Addressing remotely a PSC meeting focusing on the situation in Gabon and Niger, Morocco’s permanent representative to […]