The Rwandan and Cameroonian governments have reshuffled their military in what is believed to be a reaction to the recent coups in Niger and Gabon. According to a Rwandan national newspaper, News Times, the Federal Government in the country approved the retirement of 12 generals and several officers. The publication stated that the retirements were announced on Wednesday, August 30, …

The Niger junta has ordered its armed forces to go on the highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack. This was according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Friday that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic. According to Reuters, the document, which was shared online on Saturday, said the order to be …

A Niamey court on Monday scrapped a nine-month jail sentence handed to Abdoulaye Seydou, head of a leading activist group that supports the ruling military, his entourage said. Members of Niger’s presidential guard seized power in a coup late last month. Seydou, head of the M62 group, had been behind bars for seven months in a case involving an army …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the use of military force to remove the military junta in Niger Republic, stating that the disadvantages clearly outweigh the benefits. The leaders of the ECOWAS member states met on Thursday in Abuja and decided to send out a “standby force” in an effort …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday warned those it described as “highly unpatriotic, wicked” Nigerians agitating for military rule in the country to desist forthwith. The armed forces said they would not get involved in any act that will sabotage the hard-earned democracy in our country. Responding to online reports urging the military to interfere in Nigeria’s democracy, DHQ’s spokesman, …

Military chiefs from some West African countries are currently in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital for a high-powered delegation meeting over the coup in the Republic of Niger. The meeting, which followed the threat of military action in Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is being chaired by the chairman of ECOWAS military chief, General Christopher Musa. The …