Tag: ECOWAS
-
ECOWAS envoy meets deposed Niger President
The ECOWAS envoy and Chad Transitional President, Mahamat Déby Itno, met with the deposed President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, in the capital city of Niamey on Monday. This meeting marks the first time that the ousted president has been seen since the military detained him following the coup last week. The regional leaders have given…
-
Seven-Day Ultimatum: Niger Republic coupists reply ECOWAS
The coup plotters in Niger Republic have reacted to the seven days ultimatum given to them by ECOWAS to return president Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and government in the country. Recall that the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government, on Sunday, in Abuja, issued…
-
Coup: Military intervention in Niger Republic could spell doom for Nigeria – Adama Garba
Adamu Garba, one of the chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the United States and France have set a trap for the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to go into a total war in the West African sub- region.
-
Coup: Hunger, blackout loom as ECOWAS blocks supplies to Niger
Starvation, total blackout loom as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes drastic measures to restore democracy to the Republic of Niger, whose government was overthrown by the military junta last week.
-
ECOWAS gives Niger coup plotters seven-day ultimatum to return President Mohammed Bazoom
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the mastermind of the supposed coup in Niger Republic, to return power to the democratically elected president.
-
BREAKING: ECOWAS enforces no flight zone on Niger
In response to military coup in Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enforced a no-flight zone over the country. The decision was announced on Sunday by the ECOWAS, at an urgent meeting following the increasing tension stirred by the military actors who are attempting to take over in Niger. This…
-
Coup: Junta warns ECOWAS leaders against sending military troops to Niger, says we’ll defend our land
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 are meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Sunday, July 30, for an emergency summit on Niger, where a military coup took place earlier this week. The heads of state of…
-
Niger coup: Junta warns against intervention as West African leaders meet
Niger’s military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the army to restore constitutional order.
-
President Tinubu holds ECOWAS summit to address Niger coup
Following the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has called for a special summit of regional leaders. The meeting will hold on Sunday, July 30th, in the Nigerian capital,…
-
Tinubu engages global leaders after Niger coup
In the aftermath of the successful coup in the Republic of Niger, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has engaged in a series of high-level phone conversations with the United States and the United Nations. According to a statement by presidential adviser on special duties, communications and strategy, Dele Alake, both US Vice President Kamala Harris…