Niger Crisis Could Deepen Country’s Food Insecurity, UN Sa...
The United Nations warned Wednesday that the crisis in Niger could significantly worsen food insecurity in the impoverished country, urging humanitarian exemptions to sanctions and border closures to avert catastrophe.
The U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA highlighted that even before Niger's democratically ... Read More
New US Ambassador To Niger Will Arrive In Country This Week
Kathleen FitzGibbon
The new U.S. ambassador to Niger, Kathleen FitzGibbon, will arrive in Niamey following a coup last month, the State Department said on Wednesday, in a signal of Washington's continued engagement with the situation.
A U.S. official said she is expected ... Read More
ECOWAS Military Chiefs To Discuss Potential Intervention In ...
Regional countries are facing a crisis of legitimacy as they run out of options and time to restore democratic rule in Niger after soldiers ousted the president last month, say analysts.
Defense chiefs from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, are ... Read More
Sudan War Takes Disastrous Toll On Lives Of Millions
Four months into the war in Sudan, humanitarian leaders are highlighting the devastating impact the brutal conflict has had on millions of people whose lives have been destroyed and whose basic human rights have been violated.
In a statement issued Tuesday, ... Read More
Mali’s President Engages Putin On Phone About Niger Co...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, Mali's military leader, Assimi Goita
Mali's military leader, Assimi Goita, revealed on Tuesday that he recently held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the current situation in Niger.
Niger has experienced a coup ... Read More
Sudan’s Top Army General Accuses Rival Paramilitary of...
In a rare televised speech Monday, the head of Sudan's military accused the rival paramilitary force of committing war crimes as all-out civil war threatens to engulf the northeast African country.
Sudan was plunged into chaos in April when months of ... Read More
Niger’s Junta Open To Diplomacy, Says Delegation There
Niger’s junta leaders are open to negotiation to avert conflict with West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said Sunday after meeting with the military insurgents in Niamey.
ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, ... Read More
UN Force In Mali Quits Base Early Over Insecurity
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali said Sunday it had brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions.
During the operation, three of its soldiers were wounded when they came under ... Read More
West African Bloc Backs Military ‘Standby’ Force...
West African leaders have approved the deployment of a "standby force to restore constitutional order" in Niger, an intervention that will take place as soon as possible, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday.
The ECOWAS regional bloc did not provide ... Read More
Niger: Coup Military Regime Forms Government
The military regime that emerged from a coup in Niger has formed a government, according to a decree by the country's new strongman, General Abdourahamane Tiani, read out on national television on Wednesday night.
The 21-member government, announced just before a ... Read More