Niger junta seeks help from Wagner as ECOWAS deadline draws near
Niger’s military junta has sought help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline set by ECOWAS for President Mohamed Bazoum to be...
Global food prices rise the first time in four months
Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in four months.
It comes after Russia pulled out...
Senegal ready to send troops against Niger junta
Senegal says its troops will join a military action to restore democracy in Niger if the regional bloc Ecowas gives approval.
The pledge comes as...
Nigeria punishes Niger with power cut after coup
Nigeria has cut electricity supply to Niger after soldiers took power there last week, leaving major cities there in blackouts.
Nigeria provides the bulk of...
Loans, buses, farms….A breakdown of Tinubu’s subsidy ‘palliatives’
President Bola Tinubu gave a televised speech to the nation Monday evening in an effort to address growing discontent over the hardship caused by...