Tag: Niger
Niger: despite the junta’s refusal to welcome its delegation, ECOWAS continues negotiations
The Nigerien junta refused to receive on Tuesday August 8 in Niamey the tripartite delegation composed of representatives of the UN, the African Union and the Economic Community of West…
Coup in Niger: Niamey’s oil ambitions threatened by sanctions
Niger has been under sanctions from ECOWAS countries for nine days. An economic blockade which prevents all trade with the countries of the West African bloc and which also affects…
Niger: the putschists say they cannot accommodate an ECOWAS-African Union-UN delegation
The military regime resulting from a coup in Niger told the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in a letter dated August 7, 2023, a copy of which RFI…
who is Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, the new Prime Minister appointed by the junta
The military perpetrators of the coup in Niger announced on August 7, 2023 the appointment of a Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, in a press release read on national…
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…
Niger: the military in power appoint a new Prime Minister
The soldiers responsible for the coup d’etat in Niger announced, on Monday evening, the appointment of a Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, in a press release read on national…
Niger junta wants to talk with Ecowas
The coup plotters in Niger have asked the West African cooperation organization Ecowas to allow their mediators to return to the country for talks. The delegation is expected to arrive…
US in ‘difficult’ talks with coup plotters in Niger
Updated 02:13 | Published at 01:27 full screen Supporters of the junta in Niger hold up a placard with the Russian flag. The picture was taken on August 6. Photo:…
fruitless meeting with the putschists for the American emissary Victoria Nuland
Victoria Nuland, senior official of diplomacy of the United States, met in Niamey, Monday, August 7, the authors of the coup d’etat in Niger. But she could see neither Abdourahamane…
Junta appointed new prime minister in Niger!
Colonel Amadou Abdramane, Spokesperson of the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland (CNSP), announced that Zeine was appointed as prime minister by CNSP leader General Abdurrahmane Tchiani. Zeine,…