Algeria repeatedly says it is against military intervention in Niger, pointing to the chaos that followed NATO action in Libya in 2011.
West African army chiefs from the regional ECOWAS bloc met in Ghana last week to discuss possible military intervention in Niger. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Attaf, who recently toured West African states, said on Tuesday that"most of the countries we have talked to are against military intervention to end the crisis".last week to discuss possible military intervention in Niger after members of its presidential guard seized power last month and established a junta.
Algerian officials have spoken three times since the coup to the Niger military leader, who wants a transitional period of up to three years, Attaf said.
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