The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law.
Browsing: Africa
West Africa experienced slower economic growth in 2023, except for Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, and Niger, says the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The Nigerien military junta on Monday, refused the Monday’s request by a joint delegation from the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to meet with it.
The Nigerian President, and chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Tinubu, has addpted less aggression against the military junta in Niger Republic, saying diplomacy “is the best way forward” to end the leadership crisis in that country, AFP has reported.
In spite of the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to reinstall the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, the military junta in Niger Republic has appointed the country’s former Minister of Economy, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, as the new prime minister.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said the organization is planning to intensify its efforts in Burkina Faso to help internally displaced persons and those affected by the persisting humanitarian crisis.
A delegation consisting of representatives of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations will travel to Niger on Tuesday to meet with coup leaders.
On Tuesday, the Niger coup leaders vowed to resist external pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum after ECOWAS imposed sanctions and Western allies suspended aid.
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has advised President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), against the plan to attack Niger Republic.
The Nigerian President, and chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Tinubu has convened another Extraordinary Summit of the Authority on the political situation in the Republic of Niger.