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The planned three-year power transition plan from the military junta in the Niger Republic has been rejected by the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS. Abdel-Fatau Musah, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, stated that the organization will not consent to protracted transitional periods in …

According to local military and political sources, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) military chiefs will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to consider the possibility of a military intervention in Niger. the deployment of a “standby force to restore constitutional order” in Niger, whose elected president …

The proposed Ecowas initiative to potentially use military action in Niger with the goal of restoring constitutional order within the country has alarmed opposition politicians in Ghana. Opposition lawmakers are pleading with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo to immediately suspend all plans to send Ghanaian military for this mission. In contrast …

The Chief of Defense Staff Committee has been instructed by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to promptly activate its standby force on Niger Republic. Omar Alieu Touray, the president of ECOWAS, delivered the order while reading the resolution adopted during the extraordinary meeting on the Niger coup …

The Nigerian President and ECOWAS chair Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered the opening remarks before the Authority entered a closed-door session on the Niger Coup. Below is the full text of the speech: Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; Your Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission; Your Excellency, President …

In response to the coup in the Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, led by President Bola Tinubu, has enacted new sanctions. Earlier, the regional bloc had given the Niger junta seven days to restore President Mohamed Bazoum or face penalties, possibly including military intervention. Following …

As the United States dispatched a top official to Niamey to urge for a restoration to democracy, the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, scheduled a summit for Thursday to debate the Niger junta’s rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president. The leaders of …

As the Economic Community of West African States tightens its sanctions against the neighbouring nation, Nigeria, power supplies to the Republic of Niger was cut off on Wednesday. Sanctions on the military members in Niger who overthrew President-elect Mohamed Bazoum’s government last week were decided upon by ECOWAS on Sunday, …

On Sunday, while junta supporters attacked the French embassy in Niamey, West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened to use force if Niger’s coup leaders failed to restore ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week. Responding to the seventh coup in recent years in the Sahel, the 15-nation ECOWAS bloc …

On Saturday, ECOWAS Chairman Bola Tinubu urged African leaders to uphold democracy, the rule of law, and political stability. Additionally, he urged the UN to take a strong stand against military coups. On the sidelines of the Fifth Mid-Year African Union (AU) Coordination Meeting, the Nigerian President delivered remarks at …