Shola Lawal

As a dead­line to re­store Niger’s de­mo­c­ra­t­ic gov­ern­ment pass­es, strong ECOW­AS re­ac­tion to Niger coup now ap­pears di­vid­ed.

Since 2016, the Niger­ian econ­o­my, Africa’s largest, has suf­fered two re­ces­sions; prices of ne­ces­si­ties have soared.

For years, Nige­ria’s pres­i­dent re­peat­ed­ly re­ject­ed amend­ments to the elec­toral law and his ap­proval may not change much.