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Abdourahamane Tchiani

January 2, 2025

Court sends activist Mahdi Shehu to prison over social media post about Bola Tinubu’s ties to France

Mr Shehu alleged that Mr Tinubu enlisted French soldiers to train the Nigerian military.

Mahdi Shehu and screenshot
October 25, 2023

AU urges swift return to democracy in coup-hit Gabon, Niger

The AU urged all political, civil and military actors in the two countries to give priority to peaceful political avenues.

Gabon and Niger coupists
August 11, 2023

Coup: African Union backs ECOWAS’ decision to launch military action in Niger

The union’s chairman, Moussa Faki Mahamat, in a statement, said he stands behind the group’s response to the coup in Niger.

African Union and Niger junta
August 10, 2023

We can’t leave Niger crisis to Tinubu, ECOWAS, foreign governments: Sanusi Lamido

“I was not sent by the government…, but it was my personal initiative, using my personal contacts to get there…It is my duty as a leader to do that.”

President Bola Tinubu and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi