Tag: Niger Republic
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US suspends $200m assistance to Niger Republic over coup
Following the July, 26, coup d’état that occurred in Niger when the country’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, the United States has suspended nearly $200 million assistance to the government of Niger Republic.
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Coup: Niger’s Junta didn’t chase Tinubu’s jet from airspace – Nigerian Embassy
The Embassy of Nigeria in Niger Republic has denied reports going viral that the junta wanted to prevent President Bola Tinubu’s jet from using the country’s airspace. Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad made this known yesterday in Niger Republic’s capital, Niamey.
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Macron plays the outlaw in Niger Republic – By Owei Lakemfa
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron loves acting on the world stage. In the on-going drama about the West and some West African leaders threatening to use force against the military regime that came to power in Niger Republic on July 26, 2023, he chose to play the outlaw.
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Niger Republic mobilize military forces at Beninese border against ECOWAS invasion
Report reaching TheNewsGuru.com has it that Niger republic’s junta have started deploying military along its border with neighbouring country, Benin, amidst imminent military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS).
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Niger’s military rulers reopen airspace after coup
The military junta in Niger has reopened the West African country’s airspace again more than one month after seizing power in a coup.
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Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador
Niger Republic’s ruling junta has ordered police to expel France’s ambassador, a move marking a further downturn in relations.
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Femi Fani-Kayode fumes over blackout in Niger Republic
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has questioned the rationale behind cutting off electricity supplies to the people of Niger Republic following the military coup that ousted the country’s elected president.
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Coup: Burkina Faso, Mali sign two decrees to render assistance to Niger Republic
The Military government of Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday signed two decrees with the Junta in Niger Republic. The decrees is an agreement to allow them intervene militarily on Nigeriene territory should the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) make good its threat to move in troops to restore democracy.
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Tinubu directs Islamic leaders to return to Niger Republic
President Bola Tinubu has directed the delegation of Muslim Ulamas mediating in the Niger Republic crisis to return to the junta in order to have a tentative commitment.
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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…