Tag: Niger
Niger: “The jihadists have an interest in such coups”
What way out of the crisis for Niger? The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will discuss this Thursday, August 10, in Abuja, the capital of…
Excited for the summit on Niger
full screen Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, wearing blue, with other West African leaders during a meeting with the Ecowas partner organization in Abuja on July 30. Photo: Chinedu Asadu/AP/TT The…
Niger: UN chief “concerned” about Bazoum’s detention conditions
Crucial day in Niger. The leaders of West African countries opposed to the coup are meeting in Abuja on Thursday for a summit, after the failure of their ultimatum to…
Putsch in Niger: this chaos feared by Algeria
To his great relief, there has not – yet – been any military intervention to drive out the Nigerien putschists. The President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has publicly indicated that…
a new ECOWAS summit as dialogue with the putschists stalls
West African heads of state are expected this Thursday for an extraordinary ECOWAS summit. Only one subject will be on the agenda: the situation in Niger. The leaders will have…
EU Commissioner Urpilainen commented on the situation in Niger: the EU supports the country’s elected president
Jutta Urpilai has been tipped as a presidential candidate for next spring’s elections. He hasn’t made a decision yet. The EU supports the actions of the West African economic community…
Niger: West Africa divided over possible military intervention
An ECOWAS summit is to be held this Thursday, August 10 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to decide on the course of action in the face of the refusal to…
Niger: ex-rebel Rhissa Ag Boula launches a Resistance Council for the Republic
Faced with the putschists and their allies, a resistance movement is emerging. The former Tuareg rebel Rhissa Ag Boula announced on the evening of August 8 the creation of a…
Niger: Mali and Burkina Faso renew their support for the putschists
Two weeks after the coup d’état in Niger, in joint letters addressed to the UN and the African Union (AU), the Malian and Burkinabè foreign ministers call on international organizations…
Niger: for Washington, Wagner takes advantage of the instability of this coup
Status quo in Niger. The military regime resulting from a coup d’etat is sticking to its positions on the eve of the summit of West African countries which is to…