Tag: Niamey
The UN delegation in Niger asks Niamey to leave a door open to dialogue
The UN mission completed a short diplomatic mission in Niamey on Saturday. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel and his delegation met…
an ECOWAS delegation arrived in Niamey
The day after the meeting in Accra of the chiefs of staff of the member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a delegation from the sub-regional…
Niger: a new American ambassador soon in Niamey
If the option of an armed operation remains on the table, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) still seems to favor the path of dialogue and diplomacy with…
Niger: Niamey junta asks for support from Guinea
In Niger, while the putschists are under strong pressure from the international community and ECOWAS to return power, the junta is looking for support. A delegation of putschists, led by…
Coup in Niger: the military option pending, an ECOWAS-African Union-UN delegation in Niamey?
While the National Council for Safeguarding the Homeland (CNSP) which took power in Niamey on August 7, 2023 appointed a Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, the Economic Community of…
Coup d’état in Niger: ECOWAS convenes a new summit, Mali and Burkina Faso announce a delegation in Niamey
A few hours after the expiry of the ultimatum issued by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the Nigerien putschists, ECOWAS convened a second summit of heads…
Niger: ECOWAS delegation leaves Niamey without meeting General Tiani, Bazoum’s call in the “Washington Post”
The delegation of the Economic Community of West African States, which arrived Thursday night in Niamey, cut short its stay in Niger. Dispatched by the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu,…
arrival in Niamey, the ECOWAS delegation aims for a return to constitutional order
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived Thursday evening August 3 in Niamey. Dispatched by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, current chairman of the sub-regional organization,…
Coup in Niger: France asks Niamey to ensure the security of its embassy
France has asked “the Nigerien security forces to take the necessary measures to ensure that the security of foreign diplomatic premises in Niamey, particularly those of France, will be fully…
In Nigeria, two summits to try to reframe Niamey
This Sunday in the Nigerian capital, two “special” summits are organized to discuss the situation in Niger. The Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…