WFP Begins Test Distribution Of Food Aid To Ethiopia’s...
The World Food Program has started distributing food aid in Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region in a test of new monitoring measures, the United Nations agency said on Tuesday.
WFP and U.S. aid agency USAID halted food aid to Africa's second-most populous ... Read More
Niger Junta Rebuffs Diplomatic Delegation
Additional sanctions were levied against Niger on Tuesday, hours after its military leaders rejected the latest diplomatic efforts by a joint delegation from West African states, the African Union and the United Nations.
The junta leaders denied the delegation entry, saying ... Read More
Niger Junta Appoints New Prime Minister
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine
Niger's military coup leaders announced the appointment of Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as prime minister on Monday evening in a statement read out on national television, at a time when the international community is seeking to restore ... Read More
Niger: ECOWAS Sets August 10 For Another Extraordinary Summi...
The ECOWAS group of West African states have convened another Extraordinary Summit on Thursday, August 10 on the political situation in Niger.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria and Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ... Read More
Senior US Diplomat Visits Niger For Talks With Country’s M...
A top U.S diplomatic official has visited Niger to urge the nation’s new military rulers to restore the West African nation’s democratically elected president to power.
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on the social media platform X, ... Read More
Niger: Power Cuts Worsen Under The Effect Of Sanctions
Jerrycans of diesel are brought to a generator in Niamey on 7 August 2023 - Copyright © africanews-/AFP or licensors
In the popular district of Lazaret in Niamey, cries of joy welcome the return of electricity cut for nearly five hours: for a ... Read More
Niger Junta Seeks Wagner Help To Combat Outside Military Thr...
Visitors to the 'PMC Wagner Centre', operated by founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St Petersburg, Russia, in November 2022
Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the ... Read More
Niger Coup: Junta Shuts Airspace Citing Military Interventio...
Niger's junta leaders were cheered by thousands of supporters at a defiant rally in Niamey on Sunday
Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbours.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is ... Read More
Japan, Ethiopia To Work On Black Sea Grain Deal Resumption
Japan’s foreign minister, following a one-on-one meeting Thursday with Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister, expressed hope their two nations would work together on the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, making his first visit to Ethiopia, said ... Read More
Niger: President Mohamed Bazoum Calls On US For Help After C...
Mohamed Bazoum
Niger's ousted leader has urged the US and "entire international community" to help "restore... constitutional order" after last week's coup.
In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, President Mohamed Bazoum said he was writing "as a hostage".
He also warned that the ... Read More