why the repeal of the anti-migrant smugglers law worries the European Union

2023-12-01 17:32:33 In Niger, the ruling military junta on Monday repealed a law which had criminalized migrant smuggling since 2015. The European Union immediately said it regretted this decision which should increase migratory flows towards Europe, but in Agadez, it is the entire local economy that could benefit from it. Published on : 01/12/2023 – … Read more

3 months after the coup in Niger, the country is sinking into crisis under the weight of sanctions

2023-10-26 21:50:19 Published on : 26/10/2023 – 23:50 Three months ago, the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown by military coup leaders. The coup sparked strong criticism from the international community as well as the majority of ECOWAS members – who demand a return to constitutional order – refused by the military. Result: the … Read more

Preventing Election Tensions: International Institutions Call for Restraint in Liberia

2023-10-07 00:01:08 A few days before the general elections (senatorial, parliamentary and presidential) in Liberia, scheduled for Tuesday, October 10, several international institutions are playing the card of appeasement and prevention. A joint United Nations and ECOWAS mission calls on political leaders to exercise restraint, in order to avoid tensions at the time of the … Read more

In Goma, families demand justice after the repression of August 30

2023-09-19 20:31:12 Published on : 19/09/2023 – 22:31 In DR Congo, mourning and anger in Goma in the east of the country… Three weeks after the violent repression of an attempted demonstration by the army, families bury their dead. Nearly 60 civilians lost their lives according to the official toll. The government funded this burial … Read more

Defensive Alliance: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Join Forces Against Terrorism in the Sahel Region

2023-09-17 07:51:59 The military regimes of Maliof Burkina Faso a you Niger signed a charter on Saturday September 16 establishing a defensive alliance, the ministerial delegations of the three countries announced in Bamako, capital of Mali. This “Charter of Liptako-Gourma” creates “the Alliance of States of Sahel” (AES), wrote on . The charter provides (art. … Read more

Reopening of Niger’s Airspace: Latest Updates and Impact of ECOWAS Sanctions

2023-09-04 16:12:58 The military regime resulting from a coup d’etat in Niger decided to reopen, Monday, September 4, its airspace to commercial flights, closed since August 6, according to the Nigerian Press Agency (ANP, official). “The airspace of the Republic of Niger is open to all national and international commercial flights,” said a spokesman for … Read more

Foreign Minister maintains that military intervention is necessary

2023-09-03 10:39:57 Questioned on Sunday on the set of France 24, the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the presidency of Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup, maintained that a military intervention against the junta in power in Niger was necessary. He also gave news of the deposed president, under house arrest, who remains “combative”. Published … Read more