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West Africa: Ecowas Force On 'Standby' As Junta Names Government
DW, 10 August 2023
The leaders of a coup in Niger declared a new government, naming 21 ministers. The move came as leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS held a summit debating a response to the… Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Military Plans in Niger Could Lead to Wider Conflict
DW, 11 August 2023
Regional analysts have said the move by West African leaders to activate a standby force to counter the junta in Niger represents a failure of diplomacy and is unlikely to succeed. Read more »
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West Africa: Niger Coup - What Presidents of Ivory Coast, Senegal Said About Ecowas Resolutions
Premium Times, 10 August 2023
The President of Cote d'Ivoire, Alhassan Ouatarra, and his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, spokes to journalists in separate interviews in Abuja on Thursday. Read more »
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Niger: Guterres Concerned About Health and Safety of Detained President
UN News, 10 August 2023
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced concern about the reported "deplorable living conditions" of the President of Niger in arbitrary detention, his spokesperson… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas Orders Activation of Military Force Against Niger
Daily Trust, 10 August 2023
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the chief of defense staff committee to immediately activate its standby force. Read more »
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Niger: Niger Coup - What Is Russia's Role?
DW, 10 August 2023
The coup in Niger has people asking about potential links to Russia. Neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso have turned to the Kremlin after severing ties with France. Is Moscow behind… Read more »
Niger - Ecowas Leaders Champion Dialogue, Approve Stand-By Force
Meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday August 10, 2023, leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) ordered the immediate deployment of a standby force "to restore constitutional order" in Niger. The regional body also called for partner countries and the United Nations to support the efforts "aimed at ensuring a quick restoration of order in conformity with its normative instruments."
The current Ecowas chairperson, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said in a statement that the regional bloc "will continue to champion diplomacy and dialogue, as well as earnest discussions with all parties involved."
Earlier on Thursday, the military junta that took control of Niger in a coup late in July declared the members of a new government, Deutsche Welle reports. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian economist, will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the defence and interior ministries.
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