Assimi Goïta & Ibrahim Traoré Back General Tiani
Military-ruled Burkina Faso and Mali on Monday warned against any military intervention in Niger to restore Mohamed Bazoum, president toppled by a putsch,...
Niger Evacuation: France Safely Repatriates Citizens
France began airlifting civilians, mostly French, from Niger on Tuesday evening following last week’s putsch, its first mass evacuation in the Sahel where...
EU’s Secure Uranium Source: Niger’s No Risk
No risk for uranium supply despite the coup in Niger, which is the second largest supplier of uranium to the European Union. The...
Iceland Closes Embassy Amid Ukraine War
Iceland closed its embassy in Moscow on Tuesday August 1 due to the conflict in Ukraine, becoming the first European country to take...
Niger Ministers’ Arrest: EU Condemns Putschists
The European Union on Monday condemned the arrest by Niger’s new junta of ministers from the ousted government and demanded their immediate release....
OIC Urges EU: Ban Koran Burning
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation decided on Monday evening to send a delegation to the European Union to express its rejection of the...
EU and Philippines resume free trade talks
The European Union and the Philippines have decided to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement, to usher in “a new era of...
EU Elections: The Final Stretch
While the Covid crisis and then the invasion of Ukraine have greatly disrupted its agenda, the European Commission will try to push the...
Russian Justice: Kara-Mourza Imprisoned 25 Years
The court confirmed the sentence pronounced in April against the opponent for “high treason” and “dissemination of false information”. A Russian court on...
Canada’s Firm Condemnation: Niger’s Military Coup
Last Wednesday, a faction of the Nigerien army claimed to have overthrown the democratically elected president in 2021, Mohamed Bazoum, after detaining him...