Nearly 1,000 migrants have died while trying to reach Spain by sea in the first six months of 2023.

“Our work is vital for the most vulnerable in Niger and needs to continue, particularly in the current circumstances.”

“The only places you will not hear of military aircraft crashes are in places that do not have the aircraft to fly.”

The trio eulogised the former president as he celebrates another year on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

“ECOWAS condemns these attacks and conveys its deepest condolences to the people of Niger.”

The state governor decried the nefarious activities of the illegal miners in the state.

He had in July launched the distribution of palliatives targeted at over 300,000 households

The two-day WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit takes place alongside a meeting of G20 health ministers in the Indian city of Gandhinagar.

The civilian prime minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said he had brought a message of “neighbourliness and good fraternity”.

ECOWAS has activated a “standby force” to restore order in Niger after the junta ignored a deadline to release and reinstate Bazoum.

Another 20 soldiers were injured, with all of them evacuated to the capital city, Niamey.

He also said the Government has a robust plan to address the economic challenges facing the country.

They said that priority should be on the safety of Bazoum and restoring constitutional order.

He saluted their sacrifice and devotion to the nation.

“Most of the world’s natural resources are in Africa, 60% of the world’s arable land and a massive population of motivated youth.”

Government is servicing debt with 96% of national income, he continued.

ECOWAS Commission VP said prevailing socio-economic challenges have laid the foundation for new movements by youth that challenge existing political establishments.

He promised to work with President Bongo to restore constitutional order in Niger.

ECOWAS had earlier suspended a key military meeting for August 12 in Accra.

He hailed Google’s N1.2bn grant initiative for 1 million digital jobs.