The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has urged the government and future governments to scrap taxes on sanitary pads.He expressed worry at the government’s failure to remove taxes on sanitary pads in the Mid-Year budget review.“On the issue of s…
Thousands of pro-coup supporters take to the streets in Niger marking the 63rd anniversary of the country’s independence from France, as FRANCE 24 and RFI are banned in the country. We talk to Dr Olayinka Ajala, senior politics lecturer at Leeds Becket…
The Economic Community of West African States, the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, threatened the use of force if coup leaders don’t restore Bazoum to power by Sunday.How likely is ECOWAS to send troops into Niger?”The likelihood of a major intervention…
Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered Thursday for a mass rally in the capital Niamey. The demonstrators converged at Independence Square in the heart of the city, following a call by a coalition of civil society associations on a day m…
The United States has ordered the partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger following last week’s coup.Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country, and on Sunday the French embassy was attacked by protesters.Coup leader …
