Niger revokes military accord with US – junta spokesperson says
March 17, 2024 Niger’s ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil,…
Niger coup setback for Sahel development – German minister
Aug. 15, 2023 German development minister Svenja Schulze on Tuesday said the Niger coup was “a setback that aggravates the complex development challenges in the country and in the Sahel.”…
ECOWAS INSISTS ON CIVIL RULE IN MALI TO UPHOLD DEMOCRACY – OSINBAJO
As the Authority of Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS continue to seek solutions to the political crisis in Mali, its insistence…
Mali: Prospect of a 2-year military rule raised at talks Friday
Constitutional experts raised the prospect of two years of military-led rule in Mali following last month’s coup at talks on Friday, defying calls by the West African economic bloc ECOWAS…
ECOWAS says Mali military junta until September 15 to name transitional President
West Africa’s regional leaders have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to name a transitional president and a prime minister, according to a statement read at the…
ECOWAS Chairman calls for Mali military junta’s cooperation
The military junta in Mali must work with the West African regional bloc to ensure a swift return to civilian rule, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Monday, opening a…
Mali Junta confirms release of ousted President Keita
Mali’s new military rulers said Thursday that former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was detained during the country’s coup on August 18, has been freed. The junta, which calls itself…
Some agreement reached, negotiations to continue as ECOWAS mediators meet Mali coup leaders
Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc reached agreement on certain points in talks with Mali’s military junta that are aimed at returning the country to civilian rule, the parties said…