ECOWAS Orders Immediate Invasion Of Niger, Restore Constitutional Order

LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-ECOWAS leaders have ordered immediate invasion of Niger, charging the regional body’s standby force to restore constitutional order following the seizure of power in a military coup late last month. President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration during a meeting of the organisation on Thursday afternoon.  “We direct the committe…

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ECOWAS Leaders To Meet Again West After Niger’s Junta Defies Key Deadline, Shuts Airspace

LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of West Africa’s regional bloc said Monday that they would meet later this week to discuss next steps after Niger’s military junta defied a deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president while its mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack. The meeting was scheduled…

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