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According to the former minister of communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, any decision by the Ghanaian government to send troops to help the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deal with the coup situation in Niger will demonstrate that the government’s poor priorities are to blame for Ghanaians’ suffering. …

The West African regional bloc announced the formation of a standby force while working on alternative diplomatic solutions to the Niger problem. ECOWAS had initially given the junta a week to return to constitutional governance or face military action. Following the deadline, the regional alliance agreed to form a military …

ECOWAS is stunned to learn of attempts to prosecute H.E. Mohamed BAZOUM, President of the Republic of Niger, with high treason. ECOWAS condemns this action as just another kind of provocation that contradicts the military leadership’ professed resolve to restore constitutional order through peaceful means in the Republic of Niger. …

According to the Mali presidency, General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger soldiers who took control in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday amid rumours of a potential interest in the Wagner mercenary group, which has a presence in the nation. According to images and a statement …

African Regional bloc ECOWAS issued on Sunday an ultimatum to the tactical junta that took power in Niger recently to return the country to protected ordinariness. Huge number of allies of the tactical junta answered by rampaging of the capital, Niamey, waving Russian banners and reviling previous pilgrim power, France. …