The surest failsafe against overthrows of elected governments is that governments are able to evolve systems that make life better for the average citizens, rather than...
Bazoum, who in 2021 won an election that ushered in Niger’s first-ever transfer of power from one civilian government to another, urged “the US government and...
Whatever resources are being put together to fight in another man’s country should be put to better use for Nigeria and alleviate the suffering of the...
Support for him from other military leaders in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, which are both ECOWAS members, could also undermine the regional response. The two...
“There is concern that the success of the coup in Niger would significantly dampen ECOWAS’s reputation, especially if the country joins the ranks of others that...
While the first delegation led by former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), led the engagement with the junta and other parties in the...
This is the first time in recent years that ECOWAS has considered the use of force to intervene and restore democracies in countries where a Military...
She said that military cooperation between France and Niger had been “going very well” in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and any withdrawal of...
“Military build-up and deployment of personnel for military intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger should they remain recalcitrant”
As this has not materialised, Niger will keep its fingers crossed for the next line of action from ECOWAS which gave Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani-led junta a...