The military junta in Niger Republic has told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries attempted any military invasion to restore him, two Western officials have told The Associated Press.
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The Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held an Extraordinary Summit on the Sociopolitical Situation in the Republic of Niger.
The Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has ended with an order for the committee of the Chief of Defense Staff, to activate a standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic.
Nigerian President, and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has prioretised diplomacy and dialogue, including discussions with all parties involved, to restore constitutional governance in the Republic of Niger.
The Secretary General of the Government, Mahamane Roufai Laouali, read out 21 names on television without specifying any further plans.
“I am being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice”, Niger Republic President, Mohamed Bazoum, who had been ousted by the military junta, has said.
The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law.
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.