Tag: ECOWAS
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El-Rufai warns ECOWAS against military invasion, says Niger, northern Nigeria are one
The immediate Ex-Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to halt its planned military intervention in Niger Republic.
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Niger : Our position on dialogue remains unshakeable – ECOWAS Parliament insists
… holds consultative parley with ECOWAS Commission The Parliament of Economic Community of West African States, has reiterated its position on the use of diplomacy in resolving the Niger Republic impasse. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was part of the discussion at the consultative parley of the Ecoparl Ad-hoc committee on Niger stalemate had with…
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Enugu Archbishop condemns planned invasion of Niger Republic by ECOWAS
The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the Anglican Communion, His Grace, Emmanuel Chukwuma has condemned the planned invasion of Niger Republic by ECOWAS over last month’s coup.
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ECOWAS delegation meets with ousted President Bazoum, PM in Niamey
A delegation from West Africa’s main regional bloc (ECOWAS) met Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani during a visit to the capital Niamey on Saturday, a Nigerian presidential spokesperson said in an online post. A delegation from ECOWAS flew to Niger’s capital Niamey on Saturday to hold talks with the…
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Coup: Burkina Faso, Mali deploy fighter jets in Niger Republic in readiness for ECOWAS
West African countries of Burkina Faso and Mali have jointly deployed fighter jets to Niger Republic in readiness for any Military action that could be taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) forces in the country.
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Burkina Faso threatens to withdraw from ECOWAS: Report
Burkina Faso has threatened to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) if the bloc intervenes militarily in Niger.
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We are prepared to reinstate the democratic order in Niger- ECOWAS defence chiefs
Troops of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has stated its readiness to participate in a standby force that is preparing to intervene in the Republic of Niger.
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ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana amid Niger unrest
The military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday and Fiday in Accra, Ghana amid tensions over a possible military intervention in Niger, according to Ghana’s army spokesman. ECOWAS member states had initially mulled a military intervention against those
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The military coup in Niger and ECOWAS rascality – By Hope Eghagha
So it was that the khaki boys of impoverished Niger Republic slipped that miserable country back into the Stone Age practice of violently overthrowing an elected government, following the footsteps of Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Mali, and threatening to kill the deposed president.
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African conflicts and the lure of marauding mercenaries – By Dennis Onakinor
Irrespective of the causative factors, a military coup is an aberrant violent seizure of state power that is only legitimized by its success. Hence, most countries of the world consider it treasonable, and punishable by either life imprisonment or capital punishment.