The decision to suspend Niger from AU membership was made by the Peace and Security Council of the AU Commission during its latest meeting that dwelt upon the situation in the western African country, AU said in a statement.
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The ECOWAS defence chiefs had on Thursday pledged readiness to participate in a standby force that would restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
The spokesman said Bazoum and his other “accomplices” would have to stand trial.
What President Tinubu should be pushing now among his colleagues is the entrenchment of good governance
They also spoke on why they did not accord the first team sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the deserved attention
It was learnt that the physician also brought food for Bazoum, his wife and son who are being held with him.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, saying that the US was pleased with the determination of the regional body to explore all options for the peaceful resolution of the crisis.
Recall that on July 26, 2023, the military ousted Bazoum and suspended the constitution.
The US acting Deputy Secretary, Victoria Nuland had in a statement on Tuesday called on the junta to return the ousted president to power, and if not, the US may be pushed to invade the country.
The Editor-In-Chief of the media platform, Noah Ajare, who made the call in a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja, also condemned the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum by the presidential guards in the country.
This was as he sought Senate’s support for military intervention to restore President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic.
Last week, leaders of a coup in Niger Republic had declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state
But an analysis of data on attacks and casualties in the country, where an Islamist insurgency has raged, shows that security was actually improving thanks to tactics used by Bazoum’s government and help from French and US forces.
Reading about the recent coup in Niger and the various opinions, especially on social media, it is clear that many people do not fully grasp why the July 26, 2023 coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum is significant for Nigeria.
The head of the presidential guards unit Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself Niger’s new leader.
Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country’s leader.
The leaders, according to a press statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake made their expressions in separate telephone conversations with President Bola Tinubu Thursday evening in Abuja.
Mahamat, in a statement issued by the commission, expressed “strong” displeasure with the development.
Talon, who arrived around 4:43pm, is visiting Abuja a second time in nine days, having visited on July 18 along with two other counterparts; Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, for a Troika+ meeting.
President Tinubu made the disclosure about a new approach by ECOWAS leaders to tackle security, with more measurable results, after a meeting with Presidents of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon, Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Sissoco Embalo, and Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, at the State House.