The United States said it is ready to resume cooperation with Niger Republic, on the condition that the military regime that came to power at the end of July in a coup commits to a notably brief transition.
Washington suspended its cooperation with Niger after the July 26 coup that overthrew the elected president, Mohamed Bazoum.
Continue ReadingNiger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the plan to a regional bloc, the chief diplomat from mediator Togo announced.
Speaking on Niger’s national television, Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said he had reached an agreement “on the content and timing of the transition” with Niger’s junta-appointed prime minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine and foreign minister Bakary Yaou Sangare.
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The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa’s Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world’s most troubled zones.
The G5, created in 2014, has secured only meagre results, with Mali also quitting the original five-nation force last year in the wake of a military coup.
Continue ReadingThe ECOWAS Court of Justice, dismissed a suit by a Nigerian, Richard Ugbah, asking the court to order the United States of America government to allow him to complete his jail sentence in Nigeria.
Ugbah is serving a 12-year jail term in the US after he was convicted on February 14, 2017, of wire fraud.
He has served eight years of the sentence and will be due for release on May 8, 2026.
Continue ReadingFollowing the inclusion 0f the African Union (AU) in Group 20 also known as the G-20, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has advocated for Nigeria to be included as a sole member of the group.
It would be recalled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was last week invited to the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India as he addressed the world leaders on Global
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Russia’s Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) became the first Russian university to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission. The parties plan to cooperate in the field of nuclear education and the development of the Nigerian nuclear industry.
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Nigeria’s delegation to the G77+China Summit, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima,, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Cuba to enhance collaboration in Innovation, Science and Technology between the two countries.
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ECOWAS leaders have resolved to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas infested by terrorist groups in the region.
This is contained in a communiqué read by Dr Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission at the end of the 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, on Sunday in Abuja.
Continue ReadingThe Economic Commission of West African States, ECOWAS, has commended the peaceful resolution of the disputes of the February general elections in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
This is contained in a communiqué read by Dr Omar Touray, ECOWAS Commission President, at the end of the 64th session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja.
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FORMER Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been questioned at police headquarters in the capital, Freetown, over a failed coup attempt.
Mr Koroma, who governed the country for just over 10 years, arrived at around 10:00 local time at the criminal investigations department under a heavy police and military escort.
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