The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Tuesday received a letter from Nigerian youths asking it to prevail on the federal government to nullify the February 25 presidential election. The youth group had stormed the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja to protest the manner in which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conducted the … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received a warning from Russia over a proposed military intervention in the continuing political unrest in the Niger Republic. Russia issued a warning that such a move may make the crisis worse. On Thursday, ECOWAS leaders decided to send a “standby force” to Niger in an … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been counseled not to pursue military involvement in the Niger Republic by Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State. President Bola Tinubu, the head of ECOWAS, declared that if the coup leaders in Niger do not hand over control to ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, the … Read more
Kano State has been the scene of protests over the ECOWAS’s proposed deployment of a standby military force in Niger. In protest of the upcoming military invasion of the Niger Republic, demonstrators staged a march on Saturday. They sang, “Nigerians are our brothers; Nigeriens are also our family,” as they marched in a procession. “Niger … Read more