Niger

After Mali's exit in May 2022, Niger and Burkina Faso believe that their participation in the G5 is not compatible with their "path to independence and dignity"

The Mauritanian government confirmed its desire to maintain close relations with the G-5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Mauritania and Mali)

The 2015 law penalised those who crossed the Niger border illegally, a repeal that comes in response to EU sanctions

According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ten sub-Saharan African countries are set to experience significant GDP growth by 2024 on a continent-wide scale. Niger, Senegal and Libya top the list in this economic achievement

On the evening of Monday 2 October, the Algerian media carried a communiqué from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcing, with great fanfare, that Ahmed Attaf had managed to convince the Nigeriens of Algeria's mediation in the crisis their country has been experiencing since the 26 July coup d'état. Less than 24 hours later, Niamey reacted with a biting slap in the face

The military juntas governing the three states reached an agreement on defence in the event of rebellion or external aggression

Algeria seeks to boost its image on the international stage by launching an initiative to resolve the crisis in Niger

The statement states that the authorities "decided to withdraw his credentials" and "ask him to leave the Nigerien territory within 48 hours"

Algeria fears that an operation in the Sahelian country, with which it shares a border of almost 1,000 kilometres, could destabilise the region and impact on its national security

The body will also impose sanctions on the coup plotters

Algiers claims to have banned French military aircraft from flying over its airspace. Paris denies that such a request has been made

According to the African organisation, most of its member states are ready to participate in a possible military intervention in Niger

The situation of insecurity in the country could favour the spread of jihadism in the region, considered the epicentre of terrorism at the global level

In a bid to reverse the coup d'état carried out by Niger's military junta

Ecuador ha ganado protagonismo por el asesinato del candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio que ha sacudido la campaña electoral del domingo 20 de agosto

Together with ECOWAS

Prime Minister Mahamane Lamine Zeine, appointed by the military junta, announced the intention of military leader Abdourahamane Tchiani to do so