Niger coup
20 Oct 2023
Lawyers for Niger's ousted president on Friday rejected claims by the new military rulers that he had tried to escape, as France said its forces would be gone from the West African country by year's end as planned.
7 Oct 2023
Niger's military rulers have announced major budget cuts for this year, citing the international sanctions imposed since they seized power in a coup just over two months ago.
18 Sep 2023
A Port Harcourt-based constitutional lawyer and rights activist, Chief Festus Oguche and 24 other lawyers have jointly dragged the Nigerian government and those of 14 other African nations before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, otherwise known as ECOWAS Court. The application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/33/23 and filed on August…
30 Aug 2023
The turbulent continent of Africa has experienced seven coups since August 2020, before army officers in the West African country said Wednesday they had deposed President Ali Bongo in Gabon. A timeline: - 2023: Niger - On July 26, 2023, members of the presidential guard overthrow Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, elected in 2021. General Abdourahamane…
30 Aug 2023
Security experts and analysts have said the latest coup in Gabon underscores France’s slippery influence in Africa. One of them, a former DSS boss, Dennis Amachree however noted that the coup would not be described as a success yet, following the unknown whereabouts of the Gabonese president. According to him, “the situation in Libreville, Gabon…
22 Aug 2023
Nigeria's representative to the ECOWAS parliament, Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev, has cautioned on a military solution to the coup in the Republic of Niger. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, the immediate past Senate committee Vice Chairman on Judiciary who represented Benue North West rather advised on diplomacy to the Nigerien impasse. Senator…
22 Aug 2023
The West African nation of Niger has been on the news for the past couple of days over the unfortunate military coup staged by the Presidential guards - “the enemy within”. The event has attracted international attention with condemnation from world leaders, calls for coup leaders to return power to the deposed civilian President Bazoum,…
20 Aug 2023
The leader of the mutineers who seized power in Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on Saturday that his country does not want war, but will be ready to defend itself if necessary. “Neither the army nor the people of Niger want war, but we will resist any manifestation of it,” Tchiani was quoted as saying…
20 Aug 2023
After almost two weeks of a standoff between coup plotters in the Niger Republic, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), both parties are now ready to dialogue.
19 Aug 2023
West African military chiefs said on Friday they were ready for an armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum last month, but a diplomatic mission was possible over the weekend to keep talks open.
18 Aug 2023
Following a July coup, Niger has become the latest hotbed of disinformation in the troubled Sahel region as West African powers grapple with crafting a response to the political crisis. From false rumours and misleading videos to manipulated audio clips, AFP has debunked over a dozen social media claims either backing or discrediting the coup…
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