By AFP 02 August 2023 | 12:10 pm General Salifou Mody, one of the officers who seized power in Niger last week, arrived on Wednesday in neighbouring Mali, whose junta has supported the coup leaders in the face of international pressure, sources said. Mody, a former army chief of staff who had been fired in April, arrived in the capital Bamako at the… French soldiers stand near an army ambulance as citizens of European countries are seen queuing outside the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey on August 2, 2023. – The first planes carrying French and other European citizens evacuated from Niger landed in Paris Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel. (Photo by Stanislas Poyet / AFP) General Salifou Mody, one of the officers who seized power in Niger last week, arrived on Wednesday in neighbouring Mali, whose junta has supported the coup leaders in the face of international pressure, sources said. Mody, a former army chief of staff who had been fired in April, arrived in the capital Bamako at the head of a delegation, a senior Nigerien official and a Malian security official told AFP. They did not give further details. Niger’s junta has come under pressure from the international community while the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has threatened potential use of force if the junta does not restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday. The military chiefs of ECOWAS member countries are due to meet in Nigeria on Wednesday for three days of consultations. A delegation led by former Nigerian president Abdulsalami Abubakar is also expected in Niger on Wednesday. The ruling juntas of Mali and Burkina Faso — which seized power in 2020 and 2022, respectively — warned in a joint statement on Monday that they would view military intervention in Niger as a “declaration of war” against their own countries. All three Sahel countries are racked by jihadist insurgencies and insecurity. Latest 40 mins ago …Says opposition party suffering from crass ignorance The Zamfara State Government on Wednesday, described the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is suffering from crass ignorance on the issue of the Security Trust Fund. The Zamfara APC had accused the State Government of planning to open a N20 billion security fund which the… 57 mins ago The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday staged a peaceful possession against the Federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy in Kano. The protestants include the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other affiliate unions Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), the National Association of Textile and Garment (NATG), Civil society groups and students union vehemently rejected… 1 hour ago Mali, Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Guinea were absent at the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meeting held in Abuja. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is leading meeting of Chiefs of Defence Staff from 15 ECOWAS countries at Defence headquarters, Abuja today. The military leaders are discussing the political situation in the Niger Republic.… 1 hour ago The deputy governor of Lagos State, Femi Hamzat, has pacified the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and members of the public who commenced protest against the recent increase in fuel price. Hundreds of members of the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other affiliate unions commenced protest in Lagos to demand that the government immediately address… 1 hour ago The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ondo State on Wednesday protested the soaring cost of living attributed to the removal of subsidy on fuel by the government. The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Victor Amoko, led the protesters from the NLC state secretariat to the Governor’s office, Alagbaka, Akure. The protesters, who carried placards with various…
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