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French troops ordered out of Niger
The military junta headed by General Abdourahmane Tchiani announced last Monday that all French troops in Niger, a former French colony, must leave the country by early September
18.08.2023
ECOWAS Says Most West African States Ready to Join Niger Intervention Force
ECOWAS military chiefs began two days of talks on a potential military intervention in Ghana on Thursday
18.08.2023
Africa for Africans
The animosities toward the French abroad among Nigeriens have been widely reported. But history is only part of the story, and not the largest part. Those who led the coup in Niger are facing forward, not backwards
17.08.2023
Niger is Far from a Typical Coup
Rather than send troops in response to the coup, France and the U.S. seem to favor a “Rwanda” type solution applied in Mozambique earlier this year. Only this time ECOWAS would apply force
17.08.2023
Niger, ECOWAS & Western Imperialism in Africa
The Economic Community of West African States imposes strict, Western-approved economic measures that have spurred a flurry of military insurrections across the region
17.08.2023
ECOWAS Military Chiefs to Discuss Possible Niger Intervention on Thursday and Friday
The West African bloc has activated a reserve force but there's no sign yet that an intervention is imminent
16.08.2023
Niger Junta Refuses Negotiations Unless Coup Leader Is Recognized, ECOWAS Postpones Meeting on Potential Intervention
This comes amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Niger as a result of sanctions, electricity cuts, and travel restrictions
14.08.2023
Independent Journalism as It Was
Lisbon, following the revolution, was the author’s classroom. As Washington made another nation one of its experiments in altered reality, the U.S. press played POLO — “the power of leaving out” — with abandon.
14.08.2023
"The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History"
Call it the new American isolationism. Only this time the country — while pumped up with pride in its “exceptional” military — is isolated from the harrowing and horrific costs of war itself
14.08.2023
Niger Rejects Rules-Based Order
France and the U.S. have been blindsided by popular support for Niger’s coup, as the trend towards multipolarity emboldens Africans to confront neo-colonial exploitation
14.08.2023
ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention
Nigerian President Tinubu said the use of force is a "last resort"
11.08.2023
West African states step back from immediate military action against Niger due to popular opposition
Plans for a military intervention in Niger to restore overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum have been put on hold by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
11.08.2023
The Disaster That Is Fast Fashion: Destroying the Environment and Human Wallets and Dignity
The fast fashion industry wreaks havoc on the environment in northern Africa, with no care for the people making the clothes and reselling them after they're used. But will anyone care?
11.08.2023
Niger Junta Told Nuland They’d Kill Bazoum If There’s Military Intervention
Victoria Nuland met with Niger coup leaders earlier this week
11.08.2023
Niger Junta Accuses France of Violating Airspace, Freeing "Terrorists"
Nigeria says it's not ruling out using force to reinstate President Bazoum
10.08.2023
Victoria Nuland Meets With Niger Junta Leaders
Nuland met with Moussa Salaou Barmou, who has previously received training from the US military
08.08.2023
ECOWAS to Hold Second Emergency Summit on Niger
The bloc's deadline for President Bazoum to be reinstated has passed and the Niger junta is not backing down
08.08.2023
Nigeria Senate Warns Against Military Intervention in Niger
ECOWAS threatened it would use force if President Bazoum was not reinstated by Sunday, but so far there's no sign of an imminent intervention
07.08.2023
Full-scale war threatens Niger and West Africa
Niger faces the threat of a catastrophic war with its neighbours. An ultimatum by the 15-member Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) that Niger’s coup leaders must reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible military intervention expired Sunday
07.08.2023
President Biden Calls for the Immediate Release of Niger’s President
The US has backed a threat from other West African nations that they would intervene if President Bazoum wasn't reinstated
04.08.2023
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