On Tuesday, a delegation from the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations will travel to Niger to meet with coup leaders.
According to French network RFI, the group will arrive in Niamey “in the coming hours” to hold discussions with the rebels on behalf of the international community.
The action was made in an attempt to resurrect the country’s defunct institutions, according to the broadcaster.
The action was made in an attempt to resurrect the country’s defunct institutions, according to the broadcaster.
According to the broadcaster, the Nigerian government has also stated that the country can send more than half of the 25,000 troops required for an invasion of Niger, quoting a Nigerian official.
It was also stated that soldiers from Senegal, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire could take part in the operation.
On 26 July 2023, a coup d’état occurred in Niger when the country’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum and presidential guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta.
The presidential guard thereby closed the country’s borders, suspended state institutions, and declared a curfew.
This was the fifth military coup d’état since the country gained independence from France in 1960, and the first since 2010.
On 6 August, 57,000 soldiers were counted among the putschists, and 245,000 on the ECOWAS side, with France refusing to intervene.
