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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. …

President Bola Tinubu’s proposal for a military intervention to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic has been rejected by the senate.    This is coming after the Nigerian leader who is also the Chairman of regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) wrote the national assembly on Friday, August …

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 French foreign ministry has reacted to report of the military junta in Niger Republic cutting ties with it and other countries.    France stated that the junta’s decision to scrap bilateral military pacts is invalid as only a “legitimate” leadership can do that. AFP reported that France’s foreign ministry …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the umbrella body of Northern Nigeria, has warned President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against military intervention in Niger Republic.   On Sunday, July 30, ECOWAS directed the closure of Land and air borders between member states against the …

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 …

The exercises also come amid increasing US military presence in the region after a string of ship seizures. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched military exercises to show its readiness to defend three disputed islands that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) claims as its own. …

The military junta that seized power in Niger last week, has alleged that the ousted government has granted France permission to carry out strikes on the presidential palace with the aim of freeing President Mohamed Bazoum. This announcement came from Army Colonel Amadou Abdramane, one of the leaders of the …

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 …

The military junta in Niger has warned West African leaders meeting in Abuja against military intervention in the country’s ongoing coup. West African leaders will meet in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Sunday July 30, for an emergency summit on Niger, where a military coup took place earlier this week. …