Niger Republic | Intervention

From Borno to Borgu: A New Frontier of Insurgency in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: August 24, 2026In: GovernanceTags: Benin Republic, BOKO HARAM, Borgu, BORNO, Insurgent political economy, Kainji Lake National Park, Kebbi State, Kwara State, Lakurawa or the Mahmuda group, Multidimensional Poverty Index, Niger Republic, Niger StateNo CommentsViews:

By Hussaini Abdu, PhD On Friday, 21 August 2026, gunmen believed to be linked to Lakurawa or the Mahmuda group struck four communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State: Gbeji (G... Read more

President Tinubu’s Populist Escape Route from Niger – Mali – B/Faso – Guinea Diplomatic Misadventure

Posted By: adminon: February 24, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Anti-imperialism, Burkina Faso, Culture, ECOWAS, Emotions, Foreign powers, History, Language, Mali, Memories, National interest, National security, Niger Republic, Power, Psychoanalysis, Russia, Songhai Empire, Sovereignty, WARNo CommentsViews:

The doctrine of ‘news following the flag’ compels the contribution of whoever is in a position to do so towards a sharp course-correction away from what has clearly been a major... Read more

Should Nigeria Pursue An Assertive Foreign Policy?

Posted By: adminon: October 04, 2023In: GovernanceTags: BRICS, Coup de’tat, ECOWAS, G5, Niger Republic, NIGERIA, North Africa, Sahel, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki Nigeria’s participation in the recently held BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, had rekindled the debate about the country’s leadership role in... Read more

Ruminating on the Use of Force as Foreign Policy Tool Against the Coup in Niger Republic

Posted By: adminon: August 12, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: African Union, Dialogue, Diplomacy, ECOWAS, France, MNJTF, Niger Republic, UEMOANo CommentsViews:

By Murtala Muhammad PhD As is already well known, the Presidential Guards in Niger Republic launched a coup and detained President Mohamed Bazoum and his family on the On July 26th, 2023,. S... Read more

We are Not in Support of Military Intervention in Niger Republic

Posted By: adminon: August 07, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: Diplomacy, ECOWAS, Great powers, Niger Republic, NPSANo CommentsViews:

By Nigerian Political Science Association The Nigerian public space is, at present, seized and populated by perspectives and viewpoints that have been shared on the Nigerien crisis after its... Read more

NIPSS Alumni Cautions Against Military Action Over Coup in Niger Republic

Posted By: adminon: August 06, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: AAIN, ECOWAS, France, Germany, Italy, Niger Republic, Russia, USNo CommentsViews:

The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) is out with those cautioning the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against a military option in resolving the militar... Read more

FG Dares Falana, NLC and Civil Society on August 3rd, 2023 Protest in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 31, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: ASCAB, CORE, Coup, ECOWAS, EIU, JAF, Niger Republic, NLC, RussiaNo CommentsViews:

There is now a very sharp disagreement between the Federal Government and the labour/civil society coalition planning a popular protest from August 2nd, 2023 across Nigeria. While the labour... Read more

ASCAB, CORE, JAF Join NLC for August 3rd, 2023 Protest in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 31, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: ASCAB, CORE, Coup, ECOWAS, EIU, JAF, Niger Republic, NLC, RussiaNo CommentsViews:

Unless the planned nationwide address of President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria later today (July 31st, 2023 undercuts them, the indications is that radical groups are determined to press ahead wi... Read more

Did Buhari Shift the Centrepiece of Nigerian Foreign Policy from Africa to Niger Republic?

Posted By: adminon: June 04, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Benin Republic, BOKO HARAM, Democratisation of foreign policy, Eastern Security Network, ECOWAS, Niger Republic, President Bola Tinubu's foreign policy, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, SIRANo CommentsViews:

By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu YUSUF On October 20th, 2022, the Society for International Relations Awareness (SIRA) invited me to review a book, Continuity and Change in Nigeria’s Foreign Poli... Read more

Fighting Among Boko Haram Splinters Rages On

Posted By: adminon: May 30, 2023In: SpectacleTags: Borno State, Chad, Chibok girls, ISWAP, Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad aka Boko Haram, Multinational Joint Task Force, Niger Republic, Sambissa ForestNo CommentsViews:

There is considerable agreement in critical terrorism studies that terrorist groups hardly ever survive because they tend to self-destruct. Is that what might be happening to Nigeria’s Boko... Read more