AFCON 2025 Qualifier: Niger to play Sudan in Togo after canceling earlier plan to play in Morocco
By: Ashiadey Dotse Niger will play Sudan in an AFCON 2025 Group F qualifier match on Thursday, November 14, in Togo. The Nigerien Football Federation decided to hold the game at KG Stadium in Lomé, Togo’s capital, instead of using Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, which they initially picked as their home field. Since […]
Inaki Williams to miss AFCON qualifier games against Angola and Niger due to injury
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Athletic Bilbao’s striker, Inaki Williams, is set to miss the crucial final round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The Black Stars will face off against Angola and Niger without their key forward, following confirmation from his club that the 30-year-old has sustained a hamstring injury. This development […]
Razak Simpson, Emmanuel Antwi earn first call-ups; Partey dropped from Otto Addo’s 25-man squad
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Otto Addo, the Head Coach of the Black Stars, revealed his 25-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifiers. The squad is set to face Sudan in a crucial double-header, with matches scheduled against Angola on November 15 and a home game against Niger at the Accra […]
Prisoners escape from Niger jail that holds jihadists
Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily fortified jail known to hold jihadists. The incident occurred on Thursday at Koutoukale prison located about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north-west of the capital, Niamey, the interior ministry said. Two other attempted jailbreaks at the facility […]
France closes Niger embassy after row with military junta
France is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalate. The embassy says it is “no longer able to function normally or fulfil its missions” due to restrictions imposed by Niger’s military government. Local embassy staff have also been dismissed, former French ambassador Sylvain Itté said in a letter. Niger’s […]
Salif Keïta, ‘Golden Voice of Africa’ supports Mali’s coup leaders
Music fans have expressed their shock and Bafflement at the appointment of Mali’s much-beloved Salif Keïta – known as the Golden Voice of Africa as a special adviser to coup leader Col Assimi Goïta. The 73-year-old might be in semi-retirement and eclipsed nowadays by Afrobeats stars, but he was one of the pioneering giants of […]
France defies ultimatum for ambassador to leave Niger
French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed in a defiant speech that France’s Ambassador has remained in Niger despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday. Ambassador Sylvain Itte had been ordered to go amid rapidly deteriorating bilateral ties. In a major foreign policy speech to Ambassadors gathered in Paris as well […]
Niger: Ghana needs to use diplomacy to get Onions to offset shortage
By Rukiatu Musah A Security Analyst, Dr. Siddiq Edu-Twum, says Ghana needs to use diplomatic means to negotiate for more onions from Niger to augment the shortage in the country. He said a continuation of the ECOWAS and the Military Junta of Niger, if not stopped for dialogue, will continue to lead to food insecurity […]
ECOWAS Chiefs to conclude strategic meeting in Accra today
The meeting of ECOWAS Defence Chiefs taking place in Accra enters day two today. The meeting is expected to come up with a concrete decision on the way forward in the Niger crisis. Defence Chiefs from about 10 ECOWAS countries are attending the Accra meeting. Conspicuously absent are Defence Chiefs from Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, […]
Niger Coup: Military option not the best – Prof Aning
Professor Kwesi Aning, a Security Analyst, has urged the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to use dialogue in addressing the ongoing political crisis in Niger. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, Prof Aning noted that ECOWAS’ announcement of the activation and deployment of a standby force to restore […]
