ECOWAS

Niger

Ecowas military leaders to discuss Niger coup at Ghana summit

The meeting comes a week after ECOWAS said a standby force could be used to resolve the crisis in Niger.

15/08/2023

Niger

Ecowas orders 'standby force' to restore constitutional order in Niger

West Africa leaders have directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger after the coup.

10/08/2023

World News

Niger's ousted president is running low on food under house arrest

Niger's deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under house arrest, an adviser said Wednesday.

10/08/2023

World News

Coup d'état in Niger: Is Russia involved?

By fighting jihadists and curbing illegal migration in recent years, Niger has been a security watchdog not only for the Sahel but also for the European Union

09/08/2023

Niger

Brussels says there is still room for mediation efforts in Niger

The European Union has suspended all activities with Niger, including financial assistance, and civilian and security cooperation.

08/08/2023

Niger

ECOWAS to meet Thursday after Niger junta defies key deadline

Mali said it and Burkina Faso, both neighbours of Niger run by military juntas, were sending delegations to Niger to show support. Both countries have said they would consider any intervention in Niger as a declaration of war against them.

07/08/2023

Niger

Niger airspace closed as coup supporters defy critical deadline

Supporters of Niger's military junta have gathered in the capital to show defiance of an ultimatum to restore democracy.

07/08/2023

Niger

Tension in Niger as deadline to restore democracy expires

Niger's new military leaders have said they will not cave in to external pressure to stand down.

06/08/2023

Niger

Niger deadline expires Sunday risking military intervention

A deadline to restore civilian government after the recent military coup in Niger expires on Sunday but the bloc of West African nations known as ECOWAS says it still prefers a diplomatic solution.

06/08/2023

Niger

International pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger

International pressure mounted Thursday against leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the United States “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation's democracy, and Senegal offered troops to help.

04/08/2023

Europe News

Niger: France plans evacuation as coup leaders gather support

France, Italy and Spain have announced plans to evacuate their citizens from Niger, days after a junta seized power in the country.

01/08/2023

Niger

African Union gives Niger rebels 15-day ultimatum

If General Omar Tchiani and his men do not yield, the AU has threatened to impose what it has called "extreme sanctions" on the African nation.

30/07/2023

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea Bissau: President says calm returned to capital after gunfire

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said in a statement that it "condemns this attempted coup" and holds the military responsibility for the "physical integrity" of the president and his government.

01/02/2022

News

[LIVE] Gambia Crisis: President Barrow sworn in, Jammeh still defiant

Jammeh a 90-day state of emergency on Tuesday evening, a situation that makes the scheduled swearing-in of the president-elect, Adama Barrow, close to impossible at least on Gambian soil. Barrow's cam

19/01/2017