Author: Editor

Nigeria is mobilising countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fight the coup plotters of the Niger Republic to restore democracy. The regional body, led by Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed its resolve to use all necessary measures to restore constitutional order in the country, including the use of force, if they do not meet its demands in a week.

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The recent military coup in Niger Republic has sent shockwaves across West Africa and the world. On July 26, 2023, the Commander of the Presidential Guard in Niger, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, who had been elected in February 2021 in a historic democratic transition. Tchiani declared himself the new leader of the country and dissolved all the institutions of the state.

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