The Latest Breaking News from Antony Blinken

Thousands of Niger coup supporters rallied near a French military base in Niger on Friday. The protesters were heard shouting “Down with France, down with ECOWAS”. Earlier in the day, the European Union and the African Union criticised the worsening conditions of detained Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and called for…

Ecowas says force is a last resort and would prefer diplomatic means of reinstating President Bazoum after army coup

West African leaders expected to meet on Thursday to discuss response to generals who have deposed Niger’s president.

The military junta in Niger on Tuesday said it cannot host a delegation from the West African regional bloc Ecowas, citing security concerns due to what it called widespread anger among the country's population following sanctions imposed by the bloc.

Ukrainian special service says it has ‘blocked the illegal actions of Russian hackers who tried to penetrate military networks’

Nigerian President and current ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday that diplomacy is the ‘best way forward’ to resolve the crisis in coup-hit Niger. The statement came after the junta in Niamey said it could not host a mission from the West African bloc for security reasons. US Secretary…

Here is the situation on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

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Military junta rejects deadline for reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum