Africa

El-Rufai cautions ECOWAS against military intervention in Niger The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has cautioned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against military intervention in Niger…

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS military intervention in the coup. Military staff of the three countries met in the…

Nigerian music superstars David Adeleke, also known as Davido, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema and ace comedian AY Makun have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

The Niger junta has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over his exchanges with foreign heads of state and international organisations. According to Reuters, Junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane…

The African Union (AU) said it was holding a meeting on Monday on the crisis in Niger following the coup on July 26 that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. “AU’s Peace & Security Council meets to receive an update on the evolution of…

General Abdourahmane Tchiani, the leader of the Niger junta that took over the Nigerien government, has claimed that the military takeover in his country saved Nigeria from an imminent disaster. Islamic scholars who met President Bola…

Sheikh Bala Lau, respected Islamic scholar and national leader of the Jama’atu Izalatu Bidi’ah wa Ikamatus Sunnah, the largest Salafi movement in Nigeria, has arrived Niger Republic alongside other Nigerian Islamic scholars as part of…

Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has suspended one of the country’s most popular radio stations after it broadcast an interview deemed “insulting” to Niger’s new military leaders. Radio Omega was immediately suspended on Thursday…

The junta which overthrew the government of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has reportedly threatened to kill him should the Economic Community of West African States attempt any military intervention to restore democracy in the…

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu have commenced a closed-door session to discuss the situation in Niger Republic. The session commenced…