LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s detained president was seen by his doctor on Saturday, his entourage said amid mounting concern for his condition, while Nigerian religious leaders met the officers who seized power last month to try to defuse the crisis. The Muslim leaders visited the capital Niamey with the blessing of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu,…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was last Wednesday toppled by his guards, spoke on Friday, after nine days of being held hostage. Mr Bazoum said there there is no justification for the coup that led to his ouster and detention. “This coup, launched against my government by a military faction…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-West African defence chiefs have made a plan for potential military intervention to reverse last week’s coup in Niger, including how and when to deploy forces, a leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Friday. ECOWAS has given the junta until Sunday to reinstate ousted president Mohamed…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s presidency has said some members of the presidential guard tried to move against President Mohamed Bazoum, warning that the army was ready to attack them if they did not back down. The presidency’s official Twitter account said on Wednesday that presidential guards engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and tried “in vain” to…