LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 they were…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Monday said the “unelected” military authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso were letting their people down with their joint decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria, which is the current chair of the political and economic bloc, was commenting for the first time on…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Monthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over when the nations announced their immediate withdrawal from the bloc and accused it of a lack of support and “inhumane” coup-related sanctions. In their joint statement on Sunday, the juntas of Niger, Mali and…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Sunday announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger, Senegal, and Rwanda will be among the world’s highest growth economies in 2024, the World Bank said in its report on global economic prospects released this week. Niger is forecast to grow at 12.5% this year driven by its oil sector which has made up for low uranium production.Its growth rate…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have been said to have arrested two women suspected to be supplying bandits with arms and ammunitions in Kaduna, Niger and environs. The suspects identified as Rashida Umar and Rukaiya ladan, were arrested in Fadan-Karshe, Sanga Local Government Area in the Southern part of…
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France’s ambassador is staying at his post in Niger despite being asked to leave by the ruling junta, speaking out firmly against the coup leaders while insisting that France is not Niger’s enemy. Since ousting Niger’s democratically elected president a month ago, the junta has been exploiting grievances…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS), says the military will hunt down bandits who killed 22 soldiers in Niger state. Musa spoke on Friday at the burial ceremony of the soldiers at the national military cemetery in Abuja. On August 14, an aircraft conveying wounded soldiers from the scene of the…
