NIGER: Accra to host ECOWAS Military Chiefs
Military Chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), are expected to meet in Accra, Ghana, within the week to discuss possible military intervention in Niger. The meeting was called after ECOWAS Leaders last week approved the deployment of a “standby force to restore constitutional order” in Niger, whose elected President was toppled […]
Niger junta says it will prosecute ousted president for treason
Niger’s military leaders have announced plans to prosecute the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for alleged “high treason” and “undermining the security of the country”, after toppling his democratically elected government in last month’s coup. In a statement read out on national television, the army spokesman, Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, said they had been gathering evidence against […]
WANEP describes Coup attempt in Niger as hapless
By: Bubu Klinogo The West Africa Network for Peace building, WANEP has described the purported Coup d’etat in Niger as an unfortunate development. The National Network Coordinator, Albert Yelyang said even though there are issues of governance in Niger, a military takeover is not an option. He expressed the fear that if care is not […]
Niger guards blockade President Mohamed Bazoum’s palace – reports
Soldiers in Niger have blockaded the presidential palace, as well as several ministries in the capital, Niamey, according to reports. No shots were fired and it’s not clear if this is an attempt by the presidential guard to seize power. The president’s office tweeted that the guards unsuccessfully tried to get support from the military […]
Invest in reproductive health to control population growth- NPC
By Nana Ama Omari In a bid to control population growth in Niger, a team from Niger’s Population Department is on a one-week tour to study Ghana’s population dynamics. Welcoming the team to the National Population Council (NPC), Executive Director Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah applauded Niger for realising the need to control its population. Commenting […]
Niger halves clinic childbirth blood-loss deaths
Researchers working with the ministry of health in Niger say they have managed to more than halve the number of women who are dying due to blood loss after giving birth in health facilities. Blood loss has long been the biggest cause of maternal deaths in Niger and many other developing nations. Over the last […]
High-level ECOWAS mission dispatched to Niger to review situation of stranded migrants
A high-level mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, Commissioner of Human Development and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission, will visit the Republic of Niger to review with the Niger authorities and the International Office for Migration (IOM) the situation of the region’s citizens stranded in […]
Togo deploys troops to contain security threats from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
About 15 assailants and eight soldiers were killed during a “terrorist” attack last week in the north of Togo. Security Minister, General Damehame Yark said the troops have been deployed to the north of the country to contain a security threat pushing south from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where groups linked to al-Qaeda and […]
