2023-08-11 02:58:14 The EU expressed its “deep concern” at the “deterioration of the conditions of detention” of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meanwhile pleaded for a “peaceful resolution to the crisis” in Niger, after West African countries ordered the deployment of a “standby force” to restore the constitutional order in … Read more
2023-08-09 23:56:00 Will West African heads of state announce a military operation? Or reveal significant progress in their contacts with the Nigerien junta? The prospect of a military operation does indeed seem to be on the wane, but the soldiers stationed in Niamey still display an intractable attitude. Anyway, the ECOWAS is going through a … Read more
2023-08-08 20:33:23 Published on : 08/08/2023 – 22:33 Less than 48 hours from the new summit of ECOWAS heads of state in Abuja, Nigeria, the Nigerien junta is seeking to strengthen its positions. She appointed a civilian prime minister, met unions and Nigerian politicians. At the same time, she asked for a postponement of the … Read more
2023-08-07 13:55:11 ECOWAS urgently convened a new summit of Heads of State and Government, next Thursday, August 10 in Abuja, on the situation in Niger. It will come a few days after the end of the ultimatum addressed to the putschists to return power and reinstall Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown on July 26th. This will be … Read more
2023-08-07 04:51:49 ECOWAS has planned to meet Thursday in Abuja on Niger. Earlier, the Malian army announced the dispatch to Niamey of a joint Mali-Burkina Faso official delegation to “show the solidarity of the two countries” with the perpetrators of the coup. It is a decisive week for Niger, the day after the expiration of … Read more
2023-08-07 13:31:12 Between a fragile legal framework, the fear of a regional conflagration and a deeply divided West African bloc, a possible armed intervention by ECOWAS, a threat brandished against the putschists in Niger, comes up against many obstacles. After the end of the ultimatum issued to the putschists in Niamey, ECOWAS at the time … Read more
2023-08-04 20:19:39 Published on : 04/08/2023 – 22:19 The contours of a “possible military intervention” by ECOWAS against the putschists in Niger have been “defined”, one of the ECOWAS officials announced on Friday, after the meeting of the chiefs of staff. of the West African bloc in Abuja. The explanations of our correspondent Moïse Gomis. … Read more
2023-08-06 01:26:13 Status: 06.08.2023 03:31 a.m The West African community of states ECOWAS is ready to intervene militarily in Niger. Objection now comes from Algeria, which refuses to intervene. A corresponding deadline for the putschists ends today. Algeria is strictly against military intervention in neighboring Niger to the south. According to the newspaper “El-Bilad” and … Read more