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ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana amid Niger unrest

The military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana amid tensions over...

Top 11 African countries with highest minimum wages per month

Nigeria‘s minimum wage of N30,000 ($39.04) was approved in 2019 following the passage of the Minimum Wage Bill by the National Assembly. President Tinubu during...

Tijaniyya group urges Niger junta to initiate transition plan to democracy

Jami’iyyatu Ansariddeen Attijaniyya, an Islamic organisation, has urged the Niger military junta to develop a comprehensive transition plan for the restoration of democratic governance...

AU holds security council meeting over Niger crisis

The African Union (AU) said it was holding a meeting on Monday on the crisis in Niger following the coup on July 26 that...

Niger’s junta wants to try ousted president Bazoum for high treason

Niger’s new rulers want to charge ousted President,  Mohamed Bazoum with high treason, a spokesman for the junta said on national radio. The spokesman said...

Military junta grants ousted Niger President access to doctor

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained since being ousted by members of his guard last month, was seen by his doctor on...

Niger Coup: Russia warns ECOWAS not to take military action

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a "protracted confrontation" after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby...

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