Niger's toppled President Mohamed Bazoum has seen a doctor following reports describing worsening detention conditions, his entourage says
Unseated by his presidential guard, Niger's detained President Mohamed Bazoum says he and his family have been subject to "inhuman and cruel" treatment.The West African bloc ECOWAS had previously issued a seven-day ultimatum to Niger's coup leaders to return Bazoum to power, but the generals defied the deadline. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Bazoum, 63, was toppled on July 26 by his presidential guard, which has since held him and his family at his official residence in the capital Niamey. "I'm not allowed to receive my family members my friends who have been bringing food and other supplies to us," the group quoted him as saying.
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