ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Accra, Ghana over Niger crisis
Barely 24 hours after the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, met in Abuja, Nigeria's capital,...
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Nigeria’s electoral umpire receives technological tools from EU to strengthen voting system
Nigeria's electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received electoral management innovative tools from the European Union in...
Niger junta vows to kill Bazoum if ECOWAS intervenes by force. We’ll hold you accountable, says US
The military coup plotters in Niger have promised to kill the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum should ECOWAS go ahead with...
Official: Full communique by ECOWAS heads of state after meeting on Niger coup in Abuja
The Authority having considered the memorandum presented by the President of the ECOWAS commission on the current situation in the...
Niger: ECOWAS prepares standby force ahead of proposed military intervention
Leaders from the West African sub-region have embarked on plans for a possible military intervention in Niger on Friday, despite...
Nigeria’s influencial traditional leader, Lamido Sanusi, meets Niger junta head in Niamey
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria's former central bank governor and former Emir of Kano, met Niger's military coup leader in Niamey...
Niger: US, UN express worries over deposed president Mohamed Bazoum’s conditions
The United States and United Nations have raised concerns over the health and safety of Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum,...
UN says Sudanese suffer sexual violence on disturbing scale
The United Nations officials told the Security Council that sexual violence is being committed on a "sickening scale" in Sudan,...
Zamfara faults security concerns as Poliovirus type 2 hits 21 cases
No fewer than 21 cases of poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV2) have been confirmed in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria, from January to...
European Union sets to impose sanctions on Niger
Countries from the European Union bloc are set to impose a slew of sanctions on members of the Niger coup...
