A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup. This is a first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the strategically important Sahel country. Rhissa Ag Boula said in a statement...
West Africa
Tensions remain high in the aftermath of a coup in Niger Republic as the military junta refused entry to a negotiating mission planned for Tuesday by the United Nations, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU). The military governments of Mali and Burkina...
The Niger coup leaders on Tuesday, vowed to resist external pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum after ECOWAS imposed sanctions and Western allies suspended aid. The seventh power grab in West and Central Africa in three years has attracted global attention, partly due to Niger’s pivotal role...
The West African nation of Niger has been on the news for the past couple of days over the unfortunate military coup staged by the Presidential guards – “the enemy within”. The event has attracted international attention with condemnation from world leaders, calls for coup leaders to return...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, honour an invitation to attend the 63rd independence anniversary of the Republic of Benin. The President, who is also the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic...
—–Vows decisive action if demands not met in 7 days By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the...
UN Security Council members have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum. The Security Council members, in a statement, underscored the need to protect him, his family and members of his government. Earlier, the demand to release the President of Niger...
Air Peace Airline has announced the expansion of its operations with the arrival of its inaugural flight in Lome, Togo on Friday. Capt. Godfrey Ogbogu, Safety Manager, Air Peace, revealed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He noted that the development would help in strengthening the economic ties with...
The heads and experts on immigration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are working on the implementation of the ECOVISA, a single visa system similar to the Schengen model. In a statement issued on the website of the ECOWAS Commission, the Directorate of Free Movement of...
A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Ghana’s economy has started showing signs of stability after the start of the IMF’s three-year support program. In a statement released after a week-long working visit to the West African country, the IMF team said Ghana currently...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved eight million dollars to boost the banking system on the continent. A statement by African Development Bank (AfDB) said the fund was for establishing a digitally interoperable unique bank identification system. It said the fund was also...
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is working closely with ECOWAS to deal with insecurity in the West African region as well as implementing strategies to contain the spate of unconstitutional changes in government. The president spoke while receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors of Switzerland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland,...
Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in 19 countries across the region, claiming hundreds of lives, upending livelihoods, displacing tens of thousands from their homes and decimating over a million hectares of cropland – in a region already in the...
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), says West African countries must create export-ready MSMEs that can compete with exports from other countries. Mr Olawale Fasanya, the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of SMEDAN, said this at the ongoing 1st edition of the Gambia-Nigeria trade fair in Banjul,...
Some tourism stakeholders have called on African leaders to put measures in place in boosting seamless travels across the West African region. The stakeholders spoke during the launch of Destination West Africa Project (DWAP) in Lagos on Friday. DWAP focuses on improving intra-Africa travel as well as tourism and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New York vowed to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians elect leaders of their choice. In his farewell speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as President, he told the...
Nigeria remains an attractive investment destination of West Africa and other parts of the world, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has said. .Bagudu made this known when the Chairman of WACOT Rice Company, Alhaji Faruk Gumel visited the governor at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The governor...
The Nigerian Navy says it is committed to protecting the country’s maritime space and enhancing security in the Gulf of Guinea. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Abuja, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said this during a visit to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Lagos Office on Wednesday. He said...
Mr Francis SIMPORE, Executive Director, ECOWAS Center for Renewable and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), says the agency is set to ensure sustainable energy across ECOWAS Member States by 2030. SIMPORE made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, during a joint news conference with the Ministry of Power, ahead of the...
The United Kingdom (UK) said on Tuesday it had donated 15 million pounds for the provision of vital food and nutrition for vulnerable people in the Northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. The UK High Commission in Nigeria which announced this in a statement said the amount was...