Niger Coup

Military planes carrying hundreds of European nationals evacuated from Niger Republic have landed in Paris and Rome as France and Italy fly their citizens out of the West African country after last week’s military coup. A military junta…

Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman, ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is presiding over a meeting of Chiefs of Defence Staff from 15 ECOWAS countries in Abuja, Nigeria's Capital. The meeting, which is…

Defence chiefs from West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, will convene in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, for a two-day meeting starting Wednesday to address last week's coup in Niger, as stated in the bloc's Tuesday announcement. On Sunday,…

ECOWAS envoy and Chad Transitional President, Mahamat Déby Itno has met with the deposed President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, in Niger's capital, Niamey. It is the first time the ousted president has been seen since the military…

Anti-French protests took place outside the French Embassy in Niger Republic's capital, Niamey on Sunday following last week's military coup. Supporters of the military junta, who condemned the action taken by France in the wake of the…

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has volunteered to speak to the military leaders in Niger and report back to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the chairman of West African regional bloc ECOWAS. According to Nigerian presidency…