ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force in Niger By Chris Liakos , Sophie Tanno , Martin Goillandeau and Larry Madowo , CNN 5 minute read ...

FILE - ECOWAS President Omar Touray, left, greets Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara at the ECOWAS emergency summit on the coup in Niger on Aug. 10, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria.

Niger coup leaders close airspace, ignore international deadline to reinstate president 05:17. Johannesburg — A regional bloc of 15 nations in West Africa that had given the military coup ...

The African Union, which includes countries from across the continent, on Tuesday suspended Niger, condemned the coup and said it supported ECOWAS’s “sustained commitment to the restoration of ...

ECOWAS is ready to invade Niger, to restore democracy after last month’s coup, the bloc said Friday, though there is still time for dialogue. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Ecowas commissioner for peace and security Abdel-Fatau Musah said the regional bloc wanted an immediate restoration of constitutional order and the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum.

ECOWAS said it would ease sanctions against Niger if the junta agreed to the bloc’s demands. West and Central Africa have recorded eight coups d'etat since 2020.

Countries like Niger and Mali are positioned to become green hydrogen hubs due to their low LCOH, high production density, ...

The Republic of Niger has implemented strict immigration measures, now requiring Nigerians traveling with ECOWAS passports to ...