A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the military government that took power in a July 26 coup, a first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the strategically important Sahel country. In a statement seen on Wednesday, Rhissa Ag Boula said his new Council of Resistance for … [Read more…]
The World Bank has announced its intention to stop new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. Earlier this year, the Ugandan government passed an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) law. The Washington, DC-based lender said on Tuesday it would pause project financing pending a review of measures it introduced to protect … [Read more…]
Civil rights group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) to the bloc’s court over the proposed military intervention in Niger Republic. The group asked the court to invoke ECOWAS protocols to stop the planned military action against Niger. The suit was instituted by a Nigerian lawyer Kayode … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a series of financial sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the leaders of the coup that truncated the democratic order in Niger Republic. Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who made this known on Tuesday while … [Read more…]
Nigerien authorities on Monday turned down a meeting request by a joint delegation from the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a memo seen by PREMIUM TIMES and signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Niger, the trio had … [Read more…]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), would Thursday, hold an extraordinary summit on the political situation in the Republic of Niger. The summit billed to hold in Abuja is sequel to an earlier summit held on July 30, in which the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government gave a seven-day ultimatum … [Read more…]
Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”. “Faced with the threat of intervention, which is becoming clearer through the preparation of neighbouring countries, Niger’s airspace is closed from this day on Sunday… for all aircraft … [Read more…]
The Federal Government said the use of force would be the last resort should the coup plotters in Niger Republic refuse to surrender. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adamu Lamuwa, stated this on Friday at a briefing session on the current political situation in Niger Republic and the ECOWAS sub-region, organised by the … [Read more…]
Niger’s coup leaders have cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed. ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum to avoid possible clash with the junta. But President Bola Tinubu sent a high-powered delegation to … [Read more…]
The World Bank grants Somalia a $75 million fund to support its path to debt relief. The grant is the second in a series of loans aiding the nation’s eligibility for complete debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Somalia enacts crucial legislation and implements ambitious reform programs, signaling progress in institution-building … [Read more…]
Some cities in Niger Republic are experiencing rolling blackouts as a result of the country’s coup last week. The power is only on for roughly an hour at a period for residents of the cities of Niamey, Maradi, and Zinder before being shut off for up to five hours. Power outages like these in Niger … [Read more…]
Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali”, the two countries said in a joint statement Monday. The governments of Niger’s two neighbours, both the result of recent military coups, made the comments after West African leaders threatened to use … [Read more…]