The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja. This follows the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West Africa country. This is contained in a statement issued by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy.
News
The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on Sunday, July 30th in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy.
“US Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in separate telephone calls Thursday evening with President Tinubu affirmed the support of the US and UN for the position taken by ECOWAS and the Nigerian leader to restore constitutional order in Niger,” he added.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Niger Republic Military Officers Confirm President Bazoum’s Removal, Declare Closure Of Borders, Curfew | Sahara ReportersNiger President, Mohamed Bazoum, has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation's national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was held in the presidential palace. Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by nine other officers, said defence and security forces had decided: 'Put an end to the regime that you know due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance.'
Read more »
Coup: US Secretary, Blinken Calls For Immediate Release Of Niger Republic President | Sahara ReportersThe United States’ Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has called for the immediate release of Niger Republic President, Mohamed Bazoum. 'Whether this constitutes a coup technically or not, I can't say, that's for the lawyers to say, but what it clearly constitutes is an effort to seize power by force and to disrupt the constitution,' Blinken told a news conference in the New Zealand capital, Wellington. Blinken called for Bazoum's immediate release.
Read more »
Niger coup: Details of US Vice President Harris, Guterres' phone conversation with Tinubu revealedThe United States Vice President Kamala Harris and United Nations' Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed strong support for Nigeria's efforts
Read more »
US vice president Harris, Tinubu in phone call after coup in NigerUS Vice Presiden Kamala Harris said she spoke with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu about defending democracy in West Africa and other issues.
Read more »
Coup: ECOWAS Demands Immediate Release Of Niger Republic President, Return To Democratic Constitution | Sahara ReportersThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded the immediate release of President Mohamed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger by coup plotters who have been holding him hostage since Wednesday. A military junta declared a successful coup in the Republic of Niger after blocking the country’s presidential palace and seizing power from President Bazoum on Wednesday morning.
Read more »
US vice president, UN chief back Tinubu on Niger’s democracyVice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, have assured President Bola Tinubu of their support to restore democratic governance in Niger Republic.
Read more »