Following the pressure from ECOWAS and the international community, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger junta, has said the army will hand over power to the civilian government within the next three years.He stated this in a televised broadcast on Saturday night.Tchiani spoke after meeting with a delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) led by the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd).General Tchiani said...

After several weeks of reluctant and non agreement, which has led to great speculation of war between Nigeria and Niger, the Niger Republic coup plotter/leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after his meeting with Nigerian Islamic scholars led by the national leader of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau in Niger RepublicAccording to Niger Re...

The Niger Republic junta has threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum should there be any military intervention from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.The Associated Press reported on Thursday that two “Western officials” disclosed that the putschists issued the threat while speaking to a top U.S. diplomat.The military leaders reportedly made the threat shortly before ECOWAS directed the deployment of a standby force to restore democrac...