DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): Senegalese soldiers will step in Niger to restore constitutional order if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decides to intervene, Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall said on Thursday, as the sub-regional military threat looms over the Niger military junta. “This coup is the last straw,” Sa...
WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Mike Pence says ex-President Donald Trump asked him to choose between him and the Constitution on January sixth twenty twenty-one. That was the day Trump supporters stormed the capitol building in Washington, DC. This was to prevent Congress from officially certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s...
ANKARA (AA): The top Indian court on Thursday continued hearing the case challenging the Indian government’s 2019 decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, with petitioners questioning the role of the parliament which abrogated the special status. As the second-day hearing began in the morning, senior Advocate Kapil Siba...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): Niger’s junta leader appointed civilians to the posts of government secretary-general and cabinet director by decree Wednesday as well as a member of the military as vice president. Mahamane Roufai Laouali, former second deputy secretary-general of the government, is now secretary-general, replacing Kandine Adam, w...
TORONTO (AA): The US ordered the departure of all non-emergency government personnel from its embassy in Niger on Wednesday as the country deals with the aftermath of last month’s coup. “Given ongoing developments in Niger and out of an abundance of caution, the Department of State is ordering the temporary departure of non-emergency U.S...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko’s presidential plans have been blighted by a fresh barrage of criminal charges and the dissolution of his party ahead of next February’s elections. The firebrand politician, President Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, has faced a string of legal woes, which he claim...
Portland, United Kingdom (AFP): If there’s one thing that unites the people of Portland, south-west England, it is opposition to the UK government’s plan to house 500 asylum seekers on a large barge in its harbour. From a vantage point at the top of this small town of 13,000 inhabitants, the 93-metre- (305-foot-)long Bibby Stockhol...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): West Africa’s regional bloc on Wednesday said a military intervention in junta-ruled Niger was “the last resort” as Nigeria cut electricity supplies to intensify pressure on the country’s coup leaders. Military chiefs from the group met on Wednesday to frame a response and a delegation was in Niger...
NIAMEY, Niger – A growing hostility toward the West in Niger is being reported since the military staged a coup in the landlocked West African nation. A businessman was seen proudly wearing his outfit in the colors of the Russian flag, indicating a move away from Western influence. Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum was a strong […]
ANKARA (AA): The first group of French and nationals of other countries evacuated from Niger arrived in Paris early Wednesday morning. France had announced its decision to evacuate its citizens from Niamey following the military coup on July 26, in coordination with Niger forces, according to a statement of the French Embassy. The first plane ...
