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ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force to restore constitut
Updated : 3 years ago IST
West African leaders on Thursday ordered the "immediate activation" and the "deployment" of a regional standby force to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit Niger, CNN reported.
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Niger military sends reinforcements to capital
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Niger has been engulfed in political chaos since late last month when President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup d’etat by the presidential guard. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responded days later by enacting sanctions and issuing an ultimatum to the ruling milit
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Niger: Acting US deputy secretary of state Victoria Nuland meets junta mem
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nuland is the highest level US official to meet in person with the military putschists. Her trip to the capital city of Niamey – made at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken – comes less than two weeks after members of Niger’s presidential guard seized power and a day after the d
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Niger closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Niger edged closer to conflict after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deadline threatening military intervention expired on Sunday.
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Fresh tension grips Niger as deadline for coup leaders to restore democrac
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Two neighbouring countries, Mali and Burkina-Faso, who have both been subject to recent coups, strongly opposed ECOWAS moves and have promised military support for Niger in case of foreign intervention.
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Niger: ECOWAS sets deadline for coup leaders until Sunday to reinstate Pre
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have said they have finalised a plan for a potential military intervention in Niger. The regional bloc has given coup leaders in Niger until Sunday to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, German News Agency DW repor
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France backs efforts of West African bloc ECOWAS to reverse Niger military
Updated : 3 years ago IST
France would back efforts by the West African regional body ECOWAS to derail the Niger military coup, the French Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, reported Al Jazeera.
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US extends support to ECOWAS, demands immediate release of President Bazou
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The United States on Monday extended support to the leadership of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to defend constitutional order in Niger.
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Niger: Pro-coup protestors attack French Embassy, shout "long live Putin"
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Despite requests from the Kremlin to release the nation's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, protesters chanted support for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Soldiers blockade Niger President Bazoum’s palace
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the presidency and security officials, ministries close to the palace have also been blocked off, making it impossible for palace employees to enter their workplaces. However, there was calm in other areas of Niamey, the capital.
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Ruchira Kamboj lays down 6-point plan on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa' at
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kamboj said, "Several countries in Africa, particularly in the Sahel, Central Africa and the Horn of Africa, continue to be conflict-ridden by factors that are driven by chronic political instability, ethnic divisions, and exploitation by terrorist and armed groups. There is also the role
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G Balasubramanian accredited as India's Permanent Representative to Econom
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
India's High Commissioner to Nigeria G. Balasubramanian has been concurrently accredited as India's Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States.
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