Niger's coup leaders have told the West African bloc ECOWAS that they cannot receive a proposed mission to Niamey for 'security' reasons, according to an official letter.
Also receive offers from The Africa ReportECOWAS — the Economic Community of West African States — imposed trade and financial sanctions against Niger after rebel soldiers toppled the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July.
The bloc also issued an ultimatum, which expired on Sunday, for reinstating Bazoum or else face the risk of use of force. It had sought to send a delegation to the capital Niamey on Tuesday ahead of a crisis summit on Thursday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.The coup leaders’ letter, dated Monday, said: “The postponement of the announced mission to Niamey is necessary, as is the reworking of certain aspects of the schedule.”
The schedule “includes meetings with certain personalities which cannot take place for obvious reasons of security given the atmosphere of the threat of aggression against Niger,” it said.Also receive offers from The Africa ReportIn the same document, the putschists also touched upon “the need to agree in advance…on the dates, outlines, and programme of the said visits.
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