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The ECOWAS delegation said Bazoum opened up on how he is being treated by the Niger junta. A high-powered delegation of the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) said the deposed President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, has explained his side of the story.

Burkina Faso and Mali have reportedly deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa’s possible armed intervention to restore democracy in the West African country.   Niger’s state television reported joint efforts by Mali and Burkina Faso in support of Niger and the deployment of …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed on an undisclosed date for possible military intervention in Niger.   ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, made an announcement at the end of the meeting of West African army chiefs in Accra on Friday, August …

The President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, has stated that the that ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum two weeks ago, had grown beyond Nigeria and Niger and was purely now an ECOWAS affair . “ECOWAS cannot accept this. This is not a matter of Nigeria against Niger. Not at all,” …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will hold Russia to account if the Wagner Group, a private military contractor of, violates human rights in the wake of the Niger coup.   The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah said on Friday, …

Niger’s military junta has threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if ECOWAS attempts any military intervention to reinstate him.   According to a report by The Associated Press on Thursday night, August 10, two “Western officials” said the coup plotters issued the threat while speaking to a top U.S. …

Eleven out of the 16 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Governments have arrived in Abuja for an extraordinary meeting over the military coup in Niger Republic.   The heads of state and government will be deliberating on developments in neighbouring Niger Republic, particularly on …

The Nigerien government has reportedly signed a military contract with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries, according to a new report. American journalist, Jackson Hinkle citing France 24 says Niger, who overthrew the elected president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, has reached out to Wagner, a well known mercenary group known for its …

The neighbouring West African country has come under the microscope since the ouster of the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, from power by his own guard on July 26, 2023. The putsch was the third to be carried out in the region in as many years following the takeovers in …

Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday July 30, 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 on Socio-Political …