Members of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) delegation arriving in Niamey met with the country’s impeached president, Mohamed Bazum. It has been reported TASS With reference to the RFI radio station.
According to the station, former Nigerian President General Abdusalami Abubakar, who headed the delegation, attended the meeting.
previous delegation requested from the rebels to free the country’s suspended president.
Before that, ECOWAS instructed Due to the rebellion in Niger, the General Staff will immediately deploy a reserve force. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said community members had agreed to launch a military operation in Niger “as soon as possible”.
On July 26, Nigerian President Mohamed Bazum and his wife were detained by their own bodyguards. On the night of July 27, the State Armed Forces stopped the work of all state institutions in the country, imposed a curfew and closed the borders.
Previously in Niger saidwhere the rebels hold the president.