The African Union on Friday expressed 'deep concern' at the reported poor conditions of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum's detention, calling his treatment at the hands of coup leaders 'unacceptable'. ECRNewsWatch AfricanUnion
The African Union on Friday expressed"deep concern" at the reported poor conditions of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum's detention, calling his treatment at the hands of coup leaders"unacceptable".
CNN reported Wednesday that Bazoum was being kept in isolation and forced to eat plain rice and pasta, with no access to medicines. Faki also expressed his"strong support" for the decisions adopted by the Economic Community of West African States , which on Thursday approved the deployment of a standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger.
An attempt this week to send a joint team of ECOWAS, UN and AU representatives to Niger's capital Niamey was rejected by the coup leaders.
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