In Niamey on Wednesday, December 13, the United States expressed its willingness to resume collaboration with Niger, as long as the military regime, which took control in a coup in July, agrees to a swift transition. Following the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, Washington halted its
The United Kingdom's development finance institution, the British International Investment (BII), has revealed its intention to invest $15 million in equity in Valency International, an agricultural commodities trading house headquartered in Singapore. The investment aims to support the expansion of processing and warehouse infrastructure in Nigeria. BII stated
General Abdourahamane Tiani, the leader of the military regime in Niger, has announced that the marketing of Nigerien crude oil on the global market will commence in January. He stated in a televised interview that the transportation of crude oil to the Atlantic Ocean is already in progress and that
During the 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Abuja on Sunday, December 10, President Bola Tinubu chaired a meeting where it was decided that talks with the military junta in Niger Republic would be resumed. A committee of heads of state
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Thursday, December 7, dismissed Niger's junta's plea to lift sanctions imposed by neighboring countries. The court declared the junta unconstitutional, hence invalidating their authority to make such a request. After the July coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, ECOWAS, the