The head of Niger's junta has proposed a three-year transition of power as regional bloc ECOWAS continues to demand the reinstatement of ousted President Bazoum.
Niger to return to civilian rule within three years: Tchiani
“The next step will be military confrontation … What we don’ t know is when this confrontation will take place, how it will go, and what the consequences will be,” said Seidik Abba, a Nigerien researcher and Sahel specialist. “I am convinced that we will find solutions to all the challenges we face and that we will work together to find a way out of the crisis, in the interests of all,” he said.'Deep divisions within the presidential guard'
Of the nearly 1,000 soldiers at the base on the presidential complex, the majority would flee if ECOWAS attacked, he said. He gave Tchiani a few months before he too is overthrown.
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