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  The Ghanaian military force that will be sent as part of the ECOWAS unit to deal with the coup in Niger has been advised not to sacrifice their lives in this endeavour by Romanian-Ghanaian rapper Wanlov the Kubolor. Wanlov’s viewpoint, expressed in a video that has received support from …

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. …

According to Fatimatu Abubakar, the deputy minister of information, the government would decide whether to send troops to help the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) cope with the crisis scenario in Niger based on its ability to pay for the troops. According to her, no nation can contribute …

The administration has been questioned by James Agalga, the member of parliament for Builsa North, about how it intends to pay for any troops it may send to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to cope with the coup scenario in Niger. He demanded an explanation from the …

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 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking to the BBC, the Russian Wagner mercenary outfit is “taking advantage” of the unrest in Niger. A junta has been in charge of the nation since President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown over two weeks ago. There are rumours that Wagner, which …

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 …

The West African bloc Ecowas’ “decisive action” in dealing with junta leaders in Niger a week after the coup has been praised by the UK’s foreign minister. James Cleverly, who is touring three African nations, was speaking after meeting Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, in Abuja, the nation’s capital. …

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. …