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NIGER COUP
Nigeria has recorded a notable influx of foreign capital from Niger, amounting to $15.27 million in the third quarter of 2023, despite the political upheaval caused by the coup in Niger.
The World Bank has said the coup in Niger will likely mount additional pressure on the region’s food markets.
The Niger coup which occurred on July 26 could present a threat to Nigeria’s planned Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline. This is according to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Macron affirmed that the French representative Sylvain Itte, stationed in Niamey, the capital of Niger, is still there despite being instructed to depart the country within a 48-hour timeframe the previous Friday.
Minister of State for the Armed Forces in the United Kingdom has declared support to ECOWAS for its efforts to reinstate democratic governance in Niger Republic.
A senior official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said the commission has decided on a date for military intervention in the Niger Republic Reuters reports.