Gabon Coup Update: What To Know About Son Of Ousted President Ali Bongo, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, Detained For “High Treason”
Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the son of ousted President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been arrested and detained for “treason” following a military coup that overthrew the government. Bongo’s son, born March 9, 1992, is a Franco-Gabonese senior civil servant…
Coup: Army Cancels Elections, Places President Under House Arrest In Gabon
Military officers have announced on national television in Gabon that they have taken power, annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. The electoral commission said Mr Bongo had won just under two-thirds…
ECOWAS ‘Mass Grave’ Project in the Sahel and the Role of President Tinubu
A headline on Tribune online reads this: ‘There’s no food, there’s no water, there’s nowhere to sleep’. This paints a picture of the growing humanitarian situation in Niger Republic mildly! Economic Countries of West African States should be disturbed about…
Uncertainty: Niger Junta Denies Expelling Nigerian Ambassador
Uncertainty has continued to trail development in Niger Republic follow the coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of the Sahel state as the fate of Mohamed Usman, Nigerian ambassador to the country remains confusing. News report on Friday had…
Coup In Nigeria Is Day Dream Of Opposition, Says Pro-Democracy Coalition
A Coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups for A Better Nigeria, an umbrella body of hundreds of youths’ and students’ organisations within and outside the country, has described the possibility of a coup d’etat in Nigeria as a day dream of opposition…
ECOWAS Threat: Tinubu Directs Muslim Clerics To Dialogue With Defiant Niger Military Junta
President Bola Tinubu has directed a delegation of Muslim Ulamas mediating in the Niger Republic crisis to return to the defiant junta in order to have a tentative commitment. PRNigeria reports that after a closed-door with the president, Ustaz Abdullahi…
ECOWAS War Threat: Coalition Of Pro-Democracy Groups Tackles Col. Assimi Goïta Of Mali Over Position
A Coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups for A Better Nigeria has called out the Interim President of Mali, Col. Assimi Goïta over his stance on the ongoing quest for military action against the Niger Junta which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of…
Algeria Rejected French Request To Use Its Airspace For Military Intervention In Niger – Local Radio
…As France Denies Report Algeria has refused a French request to fly over its airspace for a military operation in Niger, state radio said late on Monday, after a July 26 coup in the West African country that lies south…
Niger Coup: Turkish President Erdogan Rejects ECOWAS’ Military Intervention Plan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he’s opposed to military intervention in Niger against the military junta in the West African country. He warned of the risk of instability in the region if Niger is forcefully invaded, a local…
Niger Invasion Threat: African Students Send Strong Message To ECOWAS
… Want Resources for Niger Invasion Channelled Towards Security On Campuses, Improved Access To Quality Education Students in the African continent have sent a strong message to the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of…
After Nationwide Anger Kenya Restores Fuel Subsidy
Kenya has reinstated a small subsidy to stabilize retail fuel prices for the next 30 days in the country. The development followed public anger over the high cost of living. Al Jazeera reports that the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority…
