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Niger junta says it will prosecute ousted president for treason
The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over his exchanges with foreign heads of state and international organisations.
The coup leaders have imprisoned Bazoum and dissolved the elected government, drawing condemnation from global powers and neighbouring West African countries, which have activated a standby military force that could intervene to reinstate Bazoum. (Reuters)
West African bloc scraps crisis meeting on Niger coup
As ECOWAS leaders fail to meet, concerns over the deteriorating health of deposed President Bazoum mount. www.aljazeera.....
US urges Niger coup leaders to step aside in ‘direct contact’
Washington says pause on security aid to Niger would be lifted only if military rulers restore ‘constitutional order’.
The United States has been in direct contact with Niger’s coup leaders, the State Department has confirmed, as Washington continues to call for ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to be reinstated.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, the department’s spokesperson, Matthew Miller, stressed the need to return to democratic rule under Niger’s “constitutional order”.
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