Niger: ECOWAS delegation meets ousted President Bazoum, junta leader

Aug 19, 2023

A delegation from West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS met ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and also held talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani,...

Niger coup leaders willing to resolve standoff with ECOWAS

Aug 13, 2023

The Islamic scholars meeting with Niger's military government leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani lasted several hours, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, who led the delegation, said.

Niger’s military ruler General Tchiani proposes return to democracy within three years

Aug 20, 2023

In a televised address on Saturday, General Tchiani said that neither the junta "nor the people of Niger want war and remain open to...

UAE President, VPs congratulate President of National Council for Safeguard of Homeland of Niger on Independence Day

Aug 03, 2024

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to General Abdourahamane Tchiani, President of the National Council...

Niger: As Junta holds onto control, hopes for dialogue fade

Aug 08, 2023

The junta also named a new head to the country’s presidential guard, the unit tasked with protecting Bazoum but which detained him last month....