West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for ...
Feb 24, 2024 · After elite soldiers toppled Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, neighbors shut their borders with Niger and more than 70% of its …
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc
Feb 24, 2024 · Niger’s President Bazoum was deposed in a military coup last July, prompting ECOWAS to suspend trade and impose sanctions on the country. He is still imprisoned in the …
West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects …
Dec 7, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the …
ECOWAS leaders say all options open in Niger, including ‘use of …
Aug 10, 2023 · Since the July 26 overthrow of Niger’s democratic leadership, the coup plotters have refused to relinquish power and release detained Bazoum, ignoring an August 6 deadline …
West African leaders’ summit opens as coup-hit countries form …
Jul 7, 2024 · The formation of Sahel alliance by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger overshadows ECOWAS summit, set to open in Abuja.
In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders recognize Niger's junta …
Dec 10, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the …
Niger coup: West African bloc activates standby force for possible ...
Aug 10, 2023 · After a summit of its heads of state in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the bloc pledged to enforce sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes on those preventing the return to power of …
ECOWAS activates standby force for possible intervention in Niger
Aug 10, 2023 · West African leaders gathered in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday for an emergency summit on Niger, where the heads of a military coup have defied demands to …
Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military ... - BBC
Aug 7, 2023 · Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu is facing a huge backlash at home over his threat to use military force to reverse the coup in next-door neighbour Niger.
Niger tanker explosion: 20 victims transferred to Abuja hospitals …
1 day ago · Read Also: JUST IN: Death toll of Niger tanker explosion rises by 10 “Similarly, two additional patients have been transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja.