West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for ...
Feb 24, 2024 · After elite soldiers toppled Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, neighbors shut their borders with Niger and more than 70% of its electricity, supplied by Nigeria, was cut off after financial and commercial transactions with West African countries were suspended.
Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) - Wikipedia
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum.
West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects …
Dec 7, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the junta is unconstitutional and therefore lacks the authority to make such a request.
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc
Feb 24, 2024 · Niger’s President Bazoum was deposed in a military coup last July, prompting ECOWAS to suspend trade and impose sanctions on the country. He is still imprisoned in the presidential palace in...
ECOWAS leaders say all options open in Niger, including ‘use of …
Aug 10, 2023 · Since the July 26 overthrow of Niger’s democratic leadership, the coup plotters have refused to relinquish power and release detained Bazoum, ignoring an August 6 deadline from ECOWAS to...
Niger tanker explosion victims transferred to Abuja for better care
1 day ago · In compliance with President Bola Tinubu's directive, victims of the Suleja, Niger State fuel tanker explosion have been transferred to tertiary medical centres for advanced care. ... Jabi, Abuja ...
In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders recognize Niger's junta …
Dec 10, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the country would remain even as they initiate steps for a “short” period of transition to civilian rule.
ECOWAS activates standby force for possible intervention in Niger
Aug 10, 2023 · West African leaders gathered in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday for an emergency summit on Niger, where the heads of a military coup have defied demands to reinstate the country's...
Niger coup: West African bloc activates standby force for possible ...
Aug 10, 2023 · After a summit of its heads of state in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the bloc pledged to enforce sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes on those preventing the return to power of democratically...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agree to grace period in ECOWAS …
Dec 15, 2024 · Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will have a six-month grace period following their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for January 29, a year after the...