1 day ago · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal, which marks the culmination of a yearlong process during which the group tried to avert an unprecedented disintegration, “has become effective today,” ECOWAS said in a ...

Abuja (/ əˈbuːdʒə /; [4] Yoruba: Àbújá, Yoruba pronunciation: [à.bú.d͡ʒá]) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, [5] strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Feb 24, 2024 · After elite soldiers toppled Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, neighbors shut their borders with Niger and more than 70% of its electricity, supplied by Nigeria, was cut off after financial and commercial transactions with West African countries were suspended.

Feb 24, 2024 · Niger’s President Bazoum was deposed in a military coup last July, prompting ECOWAS to suspend trade and impose sanctions on the country. He is still imprisoned in the presidential palace in...

Dec 10, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African heads of state on Sunday officially recognized the junta in power in Niger, but said their sanctions to reverse the July coup in the country would remain even as they initiate steps for a “short” period of transition to civilian rule.

Jul 7, 2024 · The formation of Sahel alliance by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger overshadows ECOWAS summit, set to open in Abuja.

Aug 10, 2023 · Since the July 26 overthrow of Niger’s democratic leadership, the coup plotters have refused to relinquish power and release detained Bazoum, ignoring an August 6 deadline from ECOWAS to...

Aug 10, 2023 · West African leaders gathered in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday for an emergency summit on Niger, where the heads of a military coup have defied demands to reinstate the country's...

Niger, [a] officially the Republic of the Niger, [b] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.

Feb 24, 2024 · After elite soldiers toppled Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, neighbors shut their borders with Niger and more than 70% of its electricity, supplied by Nigeria,...