Niger
24 Aug 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the return of a delegation of Islamic leaders to the Niger Republic, for another round of dialogue with the military junta, led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani.
24 Aug 2023
The Niger government has explored educational partnerships with the Maarif Foundation in Turkey in a move to improve education in the state.
23 Aug 2023
The opinion, being sought and offered here, can only flow naturally from my widely known humble interrelated backgrounds as a Nigerian, nay African, borderlands citizen, a fronterizo of a global reputation as an extensively published Comparative Historian of African Borderlands and Regional Integration...
21 Aug 2023
A call by Niger's coup leaders for a three-year transition back to democracy is "unacceptable", a representative of the West Africa bloc ECOWAS has said.
21 Aug 2023
Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop the planned military invasion of the Republic of Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
20 Aug 2023
Are war and peace mutually exclusive? This is one important question that has dominated the attention of scholars and students in the area of conflict resolution across time and space.
19 Aug 2023
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has called for the establishment of an urgent humanitarian corridor out of Niger Republic for stranded migrants to ease the overcrowding in its centres, where thousands of migrants are hosted, with many awaiting a safe return home. The recent border and airspace closures owing to sanctions meted out on…
18 Aug 2023
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has called for the establishment of an urgent humanitarian corridor out of Niger for stranded migrants to ease the overcrowding in its centres, where thousands of migrants are hosted, with many awaiting a safe return home. The recent border and airspace closures owing to sanctions meted on…
18 Aug 2023
Sir: War is an aberration! No nation goes to war with another country without collateral damage. It is easy to start a war but to halt an internecine war is intractable, hideous, and costly! People who refuse to take cognizance of deliberate mistakes are doomed to repeat them.
16 Aug 2023
Military leaders in Niger have recalled their country’s ambassador, following declaration of support for armed action against the junta by Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara.
11 Aug 2023
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner Group, gets involved in the crisis in the Republic of Niger.
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