The head of Niger’s military government has ordered the dissolution of all local councils and put an army officer in charge of the capital, state media announced. General Abdourahamane Tiani, who ousted the African nation’s elected president in a coup last July, signed an order for the dismantling of municipal and regional councils that were […]
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The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on Niger’s army that it said had killed 30 soldiers. The group said in a statement carried by its Amaq news agency and posted on its Telegram channel that the soldiers were killed in an ambush on a convoy near the town of Teguey […]
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After a delay, Niger Republic has reopened its border with Nigeria in the provinces of of Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi and Dosso. The land border between the two neighbors was closed after the coup d’état of July 26 and the ECOWAS sanctions that followed. In a radio message broadcast on social networks, on Thursday, the Nigerien […]
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Nigeria has secured $1.3 billion in funding to complete a railway project connecting Kano, the largest city in the north, to Maradi in neighbouring Niger, the transport ministry said. The railway line will build on existing economic and social ties to boost trade and cultural cooperation between the two countries. Funding will come from a […]
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The military-ruled West African states of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso plan to set up a joint force to fight Islamist terrorist groups. The force should be “ready for action as soon as possible,” Niger’s Chief of Staff, Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou said during a televised address on Wednesday night. The aim was to work […]
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NIGER has not reopened its border with Benin two days after a West African bloc lifted coup-linked sanctions on the landlocked nation, including border closures, local officials said Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday said it was lifting sanctions imposed after last year’s military coup, including a no-fly zone, border […]
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…Junta States Yet To React The Junta States were yet to react as at the time of writing this report, and there have not been noticeable celebration among their citizens. Poised to mend the cracks among member states of the Economic Community of West African States, yesterday the Extra-ordinary Summit of the regional bloc […]
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The junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have disclosed a plan to establish a confederation that will deepen their ties following their exit from the regional bloc. According to the statement issued by the Malian foreign ministry, the three countries would form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The three neigbouring countries in the Sahel […]
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Ministers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have met in the Burkinabe capital on Thursday to discuss fashioning a confederation. A confederation is a type of government made up of a league of independent nations or states. Each state is independent and has its own authority and autonomy, but they come together for some sort […]
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Responding on the concerns of its exit on security, trade and socio-economic activities, he said, “Now the world is a global village and is the world within ECOWAS? So, God will feed every human He created. The leader of military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has said that none of the three […]
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