President Mohamed Bazoum

Lamine Zeine, Niger’s new Prime Minister, has boasted that his country would overcome the sanctions imposed on the country, following a bloodless coup which toppled the democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Zeine, who was…

Leaders of the military coup in Niger Republic have said deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be prosecuted for “high treason and undermining the internal and external security” of the country. Bazoum, 63, has been kept at the…

The crisis in Niger Republic, where a military coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum last month, has divided the members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament. Some parliamentarians are opposed to the planned…

The United States of America and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has warned the junta in Niger Republic that it would be held accountable for the safety of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained…

West African nations, on Friday, suspended a key military meeting on the crisis in Niger, a day after saying they would muster a “standby” force in their bid to reinstate the country’s deposed leader. Fears also mounted for elected…

The United States of America has thrown its weight behind the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the coupists in Niger Republic. The American has said that it would hold the Niger military junta…

Niger Republic’s military rulers, on Sunday, announced that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”, AFP reports. AFP quoted the junta as saying,…

The UK Government has announced that it will suspend long-term aid to Niger Republic following the recent military coup, and it is supporting regional efforts to restore the country’s deposed President. This announcement coincides with…

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has demanded the military personnel who carried out a coup in Niger Republic to immediately and unconditionally return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority, within a maximum…

In separate telephone conversations with President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening, in Abuja, United States Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed strong support for Nigeria’s efforts…