The soldiers who overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger decided to lift the curfew established on July 26, the day of their coup, according to a decree dated Thursday August 3. This lifting comes shortly before the end of the ultimatum set for Sunday by ECOWAS to restore President Bazoum to his duties, under penalty of military intervention. Follow our live.
ECOWAS left Niamey without having met the head of the junta. Arrived Thursday in Niamey to find a way out of the crisis in Niger, the delegation of West African countries left a few hours later, without having met the head of the junta, announced one of its members. They originally had to “to present the demands of the leaders of ECOWAS” to the putschists.
“Niger is the last bastion for the respect of rights”, warns Bazoum. The coup in Niger could have consequences “devastating” for the world and bring the Sahel region under “influence” of Russia, via the mercenaries of the Wagner group, writes the elected president Mohamed Bazoum in a column published Thursday in the washington post. Sequestered since his government was overthrown on July 26 by the putschists, he warns: “In the troubled region of the Sahel, in the midst of authoritarian movements that have imposed themselves on some of our neighbours, Niger is the last bastion for the respect of rights”.
The putschists warn ECOWAS. The military authors of a coup d’etat in Niger promised Thursday evening a “immediate response” To “any aggression” from an ECOWAS country, excluding Mali and Burkina Faso, members “friends” suspended, also led by putschists. They also denounced several military agreements concluded with France, such as the “parking” of the French detachment and the “Status” soldiers present as part of the fight anti-jihadist.
Putschists withdraw Niger’s ambassadors from four countries. While pressure to restore constitutional order is increasing internationally, the putschists announced Thursday evening to put “END” to “functions” ambassadors of Niger in France, the United States, Nigeria and Togo.