The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
US to Withdraw Troops From Niger The United States plans to withdraw all its troops from Niger, bringing an end to its longstanding presence in the West African nation. This decision comes after a military coup in February 2023 led to a deterioration of relations between Niger and Western powers. The US military presence in […]
National Mourning and Leadership Response Colonel Mamady Doumbouya’s declaration of a three-day national mourning period following the fuel store explosion in Conakry reflects a nation’s sorrow. The tragic incident resulted in 18 casualties and over 200 injuries, prompting the military commander to emphasize citizen welfare in this challenging time. His televised announcement sought to unite […]
Amidst Niger’s ongoing political turmoil, the recent verdict by the ECOWAS Court denying the junta’s appeal to lift sanctions has deepened the nation’s predicament. The court’s dismissal, rooted in the illegitimacy of the de facto government and its unconstitutional rise to power, poses a significant setback in resolving Niger’s tumultuous state. Sanctions and socio-economic impact […]
Unrest Unfolds: A Threat to Stability President Julius Maada Bio found himself at the helm of a nation in crisis as violent hostilities shook the foundations of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Characterized as a deliberate attempt to undermine the state, Bio swiftly took to state television to assure the populace that order had been reinstated. […]
UN General Assembly Clash Tensions flare at the United Nations as Niger’s military junta accuses UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of hindering their participation in the General Assembly’s 78th session. A dispute over credentials lies at the heart of this diplomatic standoff. Competing Letters of Credence The conflict centers on conflicting letters of credence that the […]
The disparities between Niamey and Paris appear to be insurmountable. French President Emmanuel Macron doubled down on his government’s stance with regard to the juta while delivering a significant speech on foreign policy to ambassadors in Paris on Monday (the 28th of August). Macron emphasized on Monday that France would not change its position in […]
Three landlocked countries in West Africa: Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have formed a military alliance. The three countries’ foreign ministers have announced the formation of the alliance. The junta of Niger seized power in a military coup on July 26. The rulers of Burkina Faso and Mali also seized power in a military coup. […]
Niger’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Bazoum, the president overthrown by a coup d’état in Niger, reported “pogroms” in the capital Niamey on Monday, without however specifying against whom they were directed. “Currently in Niamey (…) there are pogroms by hordes of young people stirred up by racial and ethnic hatred (…) That’s why it’s urgent to […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa, searched diplomatic ways on Sunday to overturn last month’s coup in Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa. On Saturday, West Africa’s regional bloc said that it wanted to send a parliamentary committee to meet […]
Bazoum is still held in detention by the military high command in Niger. President on the issue of Niger Republic. We want to find a lasting solution, we want peace and harmony to reign, not only in Nigeria, but in the sub-Saharan region and in globe as well. “”The Ulama advised Mr. President that we want peace and reconciliation. “That’s why we […]
Thousands of supporters of the military coup in Niger gathered in a stadium in the city of Niamey on Sunday as the regional organization ECOWAS set a deadline for restoring the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to office in Niger. Cheers and applause greeted the arrival of a delegation of members of the National Council for […]
A week after the toppling of elected President Mohamed Bazoum, European citizens have been evacuating from Niger, which has had a key role in French and Western strategies to combat a jihadist insurgency that has plagued the Sahel since 2012. Niger is the fourth member of the group to undergo a putsch since 2020. Senegal said Thursday it […]
Niger’s new military ruler lashed out at neighbouring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to be ready to defend the nation. In one of few addresses to the West African country since seizing power from Niger’s democratically elected president a week ago, Gen. Tchiani said that Niger […]
Nigeria has cut off its energy supply to Niger, according to information that AFP obtained on Wednesday from a source close to the management of the Nigerien Energy Company (Nigelec). This action is in accordance with the sanctions decided upon by the West African neighbours of Niger after it was destabilised by a coup. According […]
ECOWAS parliament speaker Sidie Tunis has announced the urgent need for ECOWAS to foster relationship with National Assemblies of its members to build a solid relationship with African countries. Tunis said that such a relationship was required for ECOWAS Parliament to adequately speak to residents. As indicated by him, there was no much connection between […]
There has been series of violence in Guinea as President Alpha Conde was reelected in the just concluded elections, security forces has been on patrol since the violence erupted. Flotsam and jetsam and seething trash denoted the result of evening conflicts between allies of Cellou Diallo and the Police. President Alpha Conde was proclaimed victor […]
Violence erupted in Ivory Coast as elections campaign took an unexpected turn as a city in northern Abidjan was attacked. While the savagery seemed unconstrained, local alliance ECOWAS is stressed. It has dispatched a designation to the nation to attempt to quiet strains. Ethnically charged mottos and messages have expanded as the west African nation […]
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana arrived in Bamako on Sunday as he also serves as the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was on an official mission in Mali. The go to got here after the lifting of sanctions on the West African united states of america — at the start […]