The European Union (EU) on Friday condemned in the strongest term the coup d’etat in Niger, and described it as a disruption of the democratic process in the country.
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Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his government has written off the $23 billion debt burden of African countries.
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The Nigerien soldiers, who ousted the nation’s president Mohamed Bazoum, have warned the Nigerian president, who is also the ECOWAS chairperson, Bola Tinubu, and the United Nations against any form of interference in the Wednesday coup.
Following a military-led takeover in the West African country of Niger, the Interior Ministry has banned all demonstrations with immediate effect.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attempted coup in Niger.
The 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit opened in St. Petersburg on Thursday with Russia seeking to diversify its cooperation in terms of long-term development with Nigeria, Africa.
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum took to social media on Thursday with a defiant vow to protect “hard-won” democratic gains a day after he was toppled in a military coup.
Niger’s Foreign Minister, Hassoumi Massoudou has called on the country’s soldiers to release President Mohamed Bazoum and settle their demands through dialogue, after what appeared to be an attempted coup.