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Niger military leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani has revealed that the military junta will be handing over power to the civilian government in the next three years. He revealed this in a speech during the meeting with the ECOWAS delegates on Saturday, 19th August. Tchiani said the junta is...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegates met with the ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum yesterday. The delegates were led by former Nigerian head of state Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto alongside other West African chiefs. Recall that the military...

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has once again sent a stern warning to Niger coup leaders that they will be left with no choice but to invade the country. The ECOWAS defense chiefs had a meeting in Accra, Ghana yesterday and revealed that they're prepared to restore democratic power to...

Following ECOWAS decision to invade Niger with its military force, Niger coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani has finally reached a consensus to dialogue with the ECOWAS leaders after a meeting with some Islamic leaders. Niger's prime minister under the junta, Ali Lamine Zeine stated that the...

Following the seizure of power by the military forces in Niger, the ECOWAS leaders have ordered the immediate invasion of Niger Republic by its regional force after reaching a consensus at their meeting in Abuja yesterday. The ECOWAS strongly believe that the political situation in Niger...

Earlier this week, President Tinubu wrote a letter to the Senate asking for their approval to send Nigerian troops to Niger as part of the plans the ECOWAS have to restore power in Niger. Subsequently, the Nigerian house of Senate rejected President Tinubu's request to send Nigerian troops to...

The ECOWAS leaders gave the coup leaders a seven day ultimatum to stand down and restore power to the democratically elected president Bazoum, or face the possible consequences which may involve the use of force. Following the refusal of the military leaders to back down, France declared...

On the 28th of July, the military body seized power in Niger and the head of the military Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani took over government from duly elected president Mohamed Bazoum. Prior to the coup, Mohamed Bazoum has been held by the military since July 19th and international bodies and...

Niger's military coup that happened last week has prompted the European Union to halt the financial assistance and security cooperation it has provided for the country with immediate effect. The suspension of support from the EU came after the African Union gave a 15-day warning to those who...