Now here at we on we are tracking all the developments in Africa very very closely especially in the Niger region now in the recent in the latest the African Union is at loggerheads with the ecowas block over what sort of approach to take when it comes to dealing with
The situation in Niger while ecowas is gearing up for a military intervention the African Union is disagreeing with ecowas and says it is fiercely against any kind of military intervention to solve the solution or bring a solution to Niger meanwhile the Junta appointed prime minister lamin Zen made an
Unannounced visit to Chad on Wednesday he met with his counterpart there president Muhammad Idris listen to this we arrived with a message from The Head of the State of Niger General Tiani expressing his solidarity and fraternity and asking me to reiterate the feeling of good neighborliness and Brotherhood between shad and Nigeria
Now this comes even as Niger stares down the barrel of a possible military intervention by ego was Nations as a result supporters of the Niger Junta are calling for Mass mobilization of citizens against threat of military action several civilian groups are calling volunteers from across the country to
Register to support the country’s Armed Forces now as per reports the Junta is aware of the call for mobilization but not involved in the recruitment drive itself which is set to begin from Saturday in the capital of Miami meanwhile on Monday the peace and Security Council the PSC of the African
Union held a meeting which diplomats termed was tense and tedious at the end of the meeting the group decided to suspend Niger from all African Union activities now there was another major Face-Off which is brewing among African nations the African Union and the Eco Wars group
Which is of course and not on the same page regarding the situation in Niger the chiefs of the general staffs of the Armed Forces of ecowas member countries are convening in Ghana’s capital on Thursday and Friday for a meeting to discuss a military intervention in Niger meanwhile the African Union is opposing
Any military action a report by French newspaper citing diplomatic sources who attended the African union meeting on Monday says the group is disagreeing with ego was and said it is fiercely against any military intervention this development came after a meeting that ran for over 10 hours which has been described as
As extremely tense now this position was by an official press release on Wednesday giving out all the details meanwhile the newly appointed United States Ambassador today Kathleen Fitzgibbon is set to arrive in Miami later this week this is as per the U.S state Department listen to this
She is going there to lead the mission during a critical time and to support the American community and to coordinate on the U.S government’s effort it is a signal of the United States continued engagement in this situation it is not a signal of any change in U.S policy as it
Relates to the circumstances uh in Niger we have been quite clear of what we want to see happen we want to see President bazoom and his family release we want to see the Constitutional order in Niger respected that was the case this whole time and that will be the case whenever
Ambassador Fitzgibbons gets to niamey as well Foreign
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