Niger

Politics & Power

Tinubu govt sticks with $2 billion rail line to Niger Republic

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria will see through a railway project from the northern state of Kano to...
Africa

Niger reopens airspace month after as Ecowas threat remains

Jane Kalu -
Niger's military government says it has reopened the country's airspace to all commercial flights...
Africa

Coup: Without ‘big stick’ on Niger, we’ll suffer consequences – Tinubu

Olawale Afolabi -
President Bola Tinubu said the coup in Gabon confirmed his fears that “copycats” will...
Africa

Macron says French ambassador to Niger will not leave despite pressure

Olawale Afolabi -
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the country's ambassador to Niger would...
Africa

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali form military alliance

Plu Team -
The juntas in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a military alliance to...
Africa

Ecowas insists on Niger military action ‘if everything else fails’

Plu Team -
The West African group of countries Ecowas vowed on Thursday to use force to...
Africa

ECOWAS military chiefs meet in Ghana on possible intervention in Niger

Plu Team -
West African defence chiefs are meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra to consider the possible...
Africa

Niger coup leaders vow to prosecute President Bazoum for ‘treason’

Plu Team -
The military junta in Niger says it will prosecute President Mohamed Bazoum for "high...
Africa

ECOWAS deploys standby force amid Niger junta threat to ‘kill president’

Olawale Afolabi -
The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the activation of a...
Africa

Few options for ECOWAS as leaders meet again in Abuja over Niger

Plu Team -
The heads of governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are...
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