There are growing tensions in Niger and the possibility of military intervention there by the West African bloc known as ECOWAS. West African military chiefs are set to meet next week. The group has directed a “standby force” to restore constitutional …
The news spread like wildfire in the dry season, echoing far and wide that Ethiopian airline craft, Dreamliner Boeing 787 had gone missing.Contrary to this, the aircraft landed in Douala around 11:16 AM on Friday August 11, 2023, before leaving for Equ…
Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger’s flailing democracy. Meanwhile, the African Union said on Friday it supports West African regiona…
The Adhoc subcommittee in charge of facilitating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Guided Trade Initiative held an evaluation meeting of the first import operation to Cameroon under the AfCFTA preferenti…
Ecowas is still saying it hopes for a diplomatic solution in Niger. Europe and the US have reiterated calls to find a peaceful path to resolve this. FRANCE 24’s senior reporter Catherine Norris-Trent tells us more about ECOWAS’ standby military force.S…
