Tag: ecowas, junta
Junta/ECOWAS parley:Junta proposes three-year transition to civilian rule
After a marathon and last minute skilfully diplomatic engagements with ECOWAS delegation led by Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar, Niger...
Niger: ECOWAS’ war and peace Options
By Tunde Rahman Are war and peace mutually exclusive? This is one important question that has dominated the attention of scholars and students in the area of conflict...
ECOWAS military threat: How Niger junta members evacuated family members to Dubai, Burkina Faso
The threat of military action by the head of governments of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), has forced Niger coup military leaders to...
Niger Rep: Tinubu welcomes support for ECOWAS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the solidarity of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the political impasse in the Republic of...
With ECOWAS, not all dictators are equal
By Lasisi Olagunju The Jerusalem Post is arguably Israel’s most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper. Last Wednesday, it published...
ECOWAS condemns plot to charge ousted President with treason
The Economic Commission of West Africa, ECOWAS has condemn alleged plan by the military junta in Niger to charge the ousted President with treason. In a press...
Don’t use force to remove junta, NLC tells ECOWAS
ECOWAS against the use of military force to remove the military junta in Niger Republic, stating that the disadvantages clearly outweigh the benefits. NLC issued...
Options before ECOWAS
by Ehi Braimah It’s been over three weeks since the military junta led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani sacked the administration of democratically elected President...
Akpabio’s gaffe and the ECOWAS war drum in Niger
By Kazeem Akintunde Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, caught the attention of many Nigerians last week. On Wednesday, at the end of the plenary session, the...
Niger coup: U.S. throws weight behind ECOWAS decision
The US Secretary of State ,Anthony Blinken has expressed the support of the United States for the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States...
