It was the council’s first public communication since it met earlier this month to discuss the crisis in Niger following last month’s coup.
The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup
This was the council’s first public communication since it met earlier this month to discuss Niger’s crisis. People close to Mr Bazoum said his electricity and water have been cut off and he is running out of food. An Ecowas delegation was in Niamey at the weekend, but officials said talks have yielded little and the junta is ploughing ahead with its own plans, saying it will restore the country to constitutional rule within three years.The AU’s Peace and Security Council could overrule a military intervention if it felt that wider stability on the continent was threatened by it.
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