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Shoukry, Blinken counterpart discuss situation in Sudan, Libya, and Niger
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry phoned US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and regional and…
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Thousands Demonstrate in Niger after Army Warns Against Foreign Intervention
Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of the coup, whose leader has warned…
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Burkina Faso threatens to withdraw from (ECOWAS)
Burkina Faso has threatened to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) if the bloc intervenes militarily…
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ECOWAS Defense Chiefs Meet To Discuss Niger Intervention
Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gathered in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday for a two-day summit…
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Niger coup: Will the West change its security approach to the Sahel?
Until the recent military takeover in July 2023, Niger had played a key role in the security architecture of the…
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Niger: Cedeao meeting on armed intervention “Postponed”
The summit of the heads of state and government of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States…
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ECOWAS Orders ‘Immediate Activation’ of Standby Force in Niger
West African leaders on Thursday ramped up the rhetoric against Niger’s coup leaders, ordering the “activation” and the “deployment” of…
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G.Bissau President says regional bloc’s future at Risk over Niger crisis
Guinea-Bissau’s president on Wednesday said Niger’s coup presented an existential threat to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),…
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Niger’s Military Rulers Accuse France of Unilaterally Releasing ‘Terrorists’
Niger’s new military rulers on Wednesday accused France, the country’s traditional ally, of having “unilaterally freed captured terrorists,” a term…
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Niger Refuses to Meet With UN, AU, ECOWAS Delegation
Nigerien authorities on Monday turned down a meeting request by a joint delegation from the United Nations (UN), African Union…
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