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Niger coup: Gbagbo tells ECOWAS to “Use standby force to fight terrorists”
The Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) announced plans to send its reserve force into Niger have drawn criticism from the former president...
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Niger junta leader to hand over power in 3 years
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, who orchestrated a coup to overthrow President Mohamed Bazoum and assumed control of Niger's government, has put forth a proposal to...
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Ransford Gyampo: My take on the possible deployment of ECOWAS Troops to Niger
Coups are bad and there is no justification whatsoever for it. In the view of Plato, soldiers have no business governing a country.They...
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Coup in Niger causing great harm to the poor – UN
The Nigerian people, he added, would endure even more hardship as a result of last month's coup, have drawn the utmost concern of the...
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Ken Agyapong details what will happen if a coup occurs in Ghana
A military takeover is a situation many in Ghana, including political analysts, are cautioning against.Such conversation stems from the recent coups witnessed in the...
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Christian Council cautions govt on troops deployment to Niger
The Christian Council of Ghana has issued a warning to President Akufo-Addo regarding the deployment of Ghanaian troops to aid in countering the coup...
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Niger Coup: Onion sellers hopitalized due to Benin border blockage
Some onion sellers have allegedly been hospitalized due to the excruciating pain of looked up funds invested in bags of onions withheld at Niger...
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Analysis of how another West African nation is benefited by shutdown of Niger airspace
The shutdown of Niger's airspace has caused a notable increase in the volume of flights utilizing Ghana's airspace.Since the military regime's closure of Niger's...
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Nigerian mediators are preparing the Niger junta for negotiations with ECOWAS
Reportedly, the individuals who staged the coup in Niger are said to have agreed to engage in negotiations with the Economic Community of West...
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Leaders of Niger coup accuse French forces of causing instability in the country
Niger's coup instigators have levied accusations against French forces, alleging that they freed detained "terrorists" and violated the country's airspace ban with the intention...
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