Tensions remain high in the aftermath of a coup in Niger Republic as the military junta refused entry to a negotiating mission planned for Tuesday by the United Nations, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU). The military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso have called on the UN Security … Read more
The Niger coup leaders on Tuesday, vowed to resist external pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum after ECOWAS imposed sanctions and Western allies suspended aid. The seventh power grab in West and Central Africa in three years has attracted global attention, partly due to Niger’s pivotal role in a war with Islamist militants. It … Read more
Niger is waiting for a response from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, after coup leaders in Niamey ignored a deadline to reinstate the ousted president – a move the bloc has warned could lead it to authorise a military intervention. ECOWAS has said it would issue a statement on its next steps in response … Read more
By Chidi Amuta – Very few presidents get the unhappy privilege of previewing the full gamut of worries that will torment their presidency all within their first 100 days. President Bola Tinubu is lucky to belong in this rare collection. In less than a hundred days in office, he has faced challenges in the key … Read more
Demonstrators took to the streets of Niger’s capital Niamey on Thursday in a show of support for the country’s new leadership, a week after a military coup in the West African country. People rallied on the streets of Niamey to signal their support for de facto president Abdourahmane Tchiani and his junta, a dpa correspondent … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the cutting off of power supply to Niger republic. TUC Kano State sub-region Public Relations Officer, Adam Umar El-yandiski, confirmed the news to Channels Television via phone call. According to him, the connection that supplies power to Niger Republic comes directly from the national grid, therefore it … Read more
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has said that the recent coups in the Republic of Niger, Burkina-Faso and Mali are not good images for the West African region and its people. Dr Chris Kwaja, the Country Director of USIP, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Kwaja … Read more
Defence chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS will meet in Nigeria’s capital Abuja for two days beginning Wednesday to discuss last week’s coup in Niger, the bloc said in a statement on Tuesday. On Sunday leaders of the Economic Community of West African States slapped sanctions on Niger and warned they may use force … Read more
The Secretary-General’s Special Representation for West Africa, Léonardo Simão says Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa if not addressed. Simão said this while briefing journalists on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York. The UN envoy reiterated condemnation of the attempted overthrow of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26. He also underscored support for … Read more
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, honour an invitation to attend the 63rd independence anniversary of the Republic of Benin. The President, who is also the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be the Special Guest of President … Read more
A major decision of the 30 July emergency Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the seven-day ultimatum, which the regional leaders handed the coup makers in Niger to either release and reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or face “all necessary measures, including the use of force, to restore constitutional order.” … Read more
West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger’s coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta attacked the French embassy in Niamey. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc’s response to the Sahel region’s seventh coup of recent years came as crowds in Niger’s capital Niamey … Read more
—–vows decisive action if demands not met in 7 days Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit … Read more
Niger’s military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the army to restore constitutional order. Heads of state of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), … Read more
Following the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country, the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja. President Tinubu as Chairman of ECOWAS, in … Read more
Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday in Abuja. This followed the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country. Tinubu, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has described as unacceptable the attempted coup in Niger republic on Monday morning by yet to be identified military men. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Tinubu said that the leadership of ECOWAS would not tolerate any situation that incapacitates the democratically-elected government. ‘’Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with three West African leaders and the ECOWAS President to address the political and security situation in the sub-region. The leaders met behind closed door and emerged with a resolution read by the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Touray said that the … Read more
By Jacob Kubeka – President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of 95 Election Observers (Long and Short-Term – LTOs/STOs) to observe the forthcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone scheduled for June 24, 2023. The deployment of the observer team is in line with provisions of Articles … Read more
By Grace Audu (HEALTH CORRESPONDENT) – Effective management of returning African migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and asylum-seekers in the ECOWAS region is engaging the attention of experts who are gathered in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja to try to find workable solutions to the dilemma. The programme is a 5-day workshop for experts in Migration, Humanitarian … Read more
By Paul Ejime – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs) clocked 48 years on 28th May 2023. The late Prof Adebayo Adedeji of Nigeria, who played a pivotal role in the formation of ECOWAS, which earned him the title of “Mr ECOWAS,” had in an … Read more
The Nigerian Army on Friday completed pre-deployment training for 197 troops for peace-keeping mission in Gambia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the troops of the Nigerian Company 8 ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (NIGCOY 8 ECOMIG), began the pre-deployment training on April 3. The training was held at the Martin Luther Agwai … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for African Governments to connect to Africa’s Diaspora for the sustainable development of the continent. Buhari said this in his keynote address at the ongoing Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS) which was held in Abuja on Thursday. The president was represented by the Minister of Transportation, Mr Mu’azu Sambo. The … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has signed grant agreements worth 1.3 million euros with 15 training centres to build capacity on agroecology in member states. In a statement on the website of the ECOWAS, President of the commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, signed the grant agreements. The capacity building programme is part … Read more
The Nigeria Army, on Wednesday, completed pre-deployment training for 172 troops for peace-keeping mission in Guinea Bissau. The troops began their pre-deployment training on March 21 at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji, Kaduna state. Addressing the troops, the Chief of Operations, Army, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, said the troops … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has assured member states of the completion of the new commission building, also known as the ”Eye of West Africa”, by February 2025. Amb. Yakubu Dadu, Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on the Construction of the New ECOWAS Community Institutions Headquarters, said this at a meeting at … Read more
The Heads Election Observation Missions of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Africa Union (AU) have reaffirmed commitment to supporting Nigeria achieve meaningful growth. Both missions made this known on Thursday in a joint statement by Mr Ernest Koroma, former President of Sierra Leone, and Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, … Read more
Former President, Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone has said that the outcome of the Nigerian general elections will set a pace for democracy in Africa and the West African Sub-region. Koroma, who is also Leader of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, made the observation during a briefing of the ECOWAS Observer Mission to … Read more
The ECOWAS Observer Mission to Nigeria has urged the Nigerian government to address the challenges of fuel and cash shortage as well as insecurity before the forthcoming elections slated for Feb. 25. The mission, led by former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, gave the advice when he visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs … Read more
The Federal Government, in collaboration with International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), has repatriated 150 stranded Nigerians from (Niamey) Niger Republic. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, disclosed this while receiving the returnees at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano … Read more