On Tuesday, UN officials said sanctions on Niger imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were blocking aid deliveries and shipments of food into the country. "There is no way to bring humanitarian aid into the country," said Emmanuel Gignac,...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that his country would support a military intervention in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a July 26 coup. "We support the diplomatic action, and when it decides to do so militarily, of...
Niger has placed its military on "maximum alert" over fears that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will invade to reinstate Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a July 26 coup. An internal document issued by the Niger junta's...
Algeria's national radio reported on Monday that France is planning a military intervention in Niger if Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum is not released by the junta that ousted him in a July 26 coup. The radio report cited a government source who said Algeria is...
A delegation representing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) traveled to Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday to meet with the military junta that deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 26 coup. A source told The Associated Press that...
The Biden administration is considering ways to maintain its military presence in Niger following the July 26 coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Niger serves as a platform for US operations in the Sahel region as it hosts about 1,100 troops and a major drone...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Thursday that most West African nations are prepared to join a standby force that might intervene in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed in a July 26 coup. According to Al Jazeera,...
Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss potential military intervention in Niger to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. ECOWAS leaders...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday ordered the activation and deployment of a reserve force to "restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger" while also saying it would seek peaceful means to restore Niger's President Mohamed...
The Associated Press reported Thursday that the Niger junta told Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries launched a military intervention to reinstate him. After meeting with junta...
