2023-08-11 13:42:34
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expressed on Friday August 11 “his deep concerns” on “the deterioration of the conditions of detention” of Niger’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum, judging “inadmissible” his treatment by the military junta that overthrew him on July 26. The leader also expressed his “firm support” to the decisions taken on Thursday by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), concerning the mobilization of an armed force to “restore constitutional order” in Niger. Follow our live.
The presidential couple in a precarious situation. According to one of Mohamed Bazoum’s daughters, the Nigerien president and his wife no longer have access to water or electricity in the accommodation where they are being held. “The food they have in the fridge, they can’t use it anymore. They don’t have any fresh meat or vegetables, only things like rice and pasta (…), which doesn’t is not good for their health”said Friday Zazia Bazoum in an interview with the Guardian.
ECOWAS is deploying its “standby force” to restore constitutional order. For the time being, the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, has not specified the number of men constituting this force, their countries of origin and their current location. The official, moreover, reaffirmed “continuing commitment to the restoration of constitutional order, through peaceful means”. France has made it known that it supports “all conclusions” of ECOWAS.
Washington pleads for a “peaceful resolution of the crisis”. Washington supports the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following its decision to deploy its “standby force” to resolve the crisis in Niger. “The United States appreciates ECOWAS’s determination to explore all options for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.”US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday.
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