Ecowas meets Niger’s junta leader, ousted president in Niamey

An Ecowas delegation met with Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum after holding talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani.

The West African group is pursuing diplomatic ways to reverse the July 26 coup. The coup leaders’ acceptance of the mission could signal a new willingness to negotiate after the bloc on Friday doubled down on its threat to use force as a last resort to restore democracy. It said an undisclosed “D-Day” had been agreed for possible military intervention.

The group that flew in was led by Nigeria’s former military leader Abdulsalami Abubakar and included Ecowas commission president Omar Touray, the source said.“After meeting…. General Abdoulrahmane Tchiani, the ECOWAS delegation in Niger have also visited President Mohamed Bazoum this evening,” he wrote on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

He cautioned that Niger was ready to defend itself if needed. “If an aggression were to be undertaken against us, it would not be the walk in the park that some believe,” he said.

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