LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts following last week’s coup in the West African country. The power shortages are a result of Nigeria cutting supplies to its northern neighbour, Niger’s electricity company Nigelec says. The West African trading bloc Ecowas has imposed sanctions on Niger over the coup but has…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The governments of Burkina Faso and Mali have warned against military intervention in their coup-hit neighbour, Niger. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that in a joint statement, the two countries, which are both ruled by military-backed governments, said that any military intervention in Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against them….
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The military government in Niger Republic, under the leadership of General Abdourahamane Tchiani, is taking bold steps to consolidate on the Transitional regime and ward off threats of military invasion by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Accordingly, Niger on Sunday suspended export of uranium and gold to France with…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s military junta will take 24 months from March 2022 to restore civilian rule after an August 2020 coup, its spokesman said on Monday, the latest move in negotiations with regional bloc ECOWAS to lift sanctions crippling the economy The West African country’s military leaders have been under pressure to restore democracy…