Latest! The Niger military has made a commitment to Niger | President | Military
According to Agence France Presse on August 19th, Prime Minister Ramin Zene Ali Mahaman, appointed by the Niger military, told The New York Times on the 18th that the generals who overthrew President Mohammad Bazum in the July 26th coup would not harm the former president.
When interviewed by the newspaper in Dakar, Zene talked about the fate of overthrown President Bazum and said, "He will not be fine because Niger has no tradition of violence."
Zene also insisted that the leaders of the Niger coup have no intention of cooperating with Russia or with the Wagner Group mercenaries supported by the Kremlin.
On August 3rd, supporters of the Niger military government held a rally in the capital Niamey to oppose foreign interference.
According to a report by Agence France Presse on August 18th, an EU official said that Nigerian President Bola Tinub warned during a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel that any further deterioration in the situation of President Bazum, who has been under house arrest since the Niger military coup, would have "serious consequences".
Since July 26th, Bazum and his wife and children have been under house arrest at the presidential residence.
According to reports, EU officials pointed out that Michelle "reiterated the EU's full support for the decision of the Western Community and strongly condemned the unacceptable coup in Niger.".
He emphasized, "The EU will not recognize the authorities established by the coup. President Bazum remains the legitimate head of state of Niger."
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Western Community: Ready to deploy standing forces to Niger at any time
Accra, August 18 (Xinhua) - Abdul Fatau Musa, Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner of the Economic Community of West African States, said in the Ghanaian capital of Accra on August 18 that the standing force of the West African Community is ready to be deployed to Niger at any time.
The two-day meeting of the Western Community Defense Chiefs of Staff Committee ended in Accra on the 18th. Musa said at a press conference after the meeting that preparations for deploying the standing forces are ready and are waiting for further instructions after submitting a report to the leaders of the Western Community.
Musa said that the reason why the Western Community is preparing to adopt military intervention measures is because the Niger military government has been setting obstacles to break the deadlock. He also stated that all solutions are under discussion, and if the military government reaches an agreement with us on restoring the constitutional order of the country as soon as possible, we can abandon the military plan.
Musa also said that a mediation team from the Western Community plans to travel to the Niger capital Niamey before the 19th to engage with the military government in order to seek a peaceful end to the crisis.
On July 26th, some soldiers of the Niger Presidential Guard detained President Bazum. Late that night, representatives of the coup soldiers announced on Niger's national television the establishment of the National Committee for the Defense of the Motherland, lifting President Bazum's authority and allowing the military regime to take over national affairs. On August 10th, coup soldiers announced the establishment of a new government on national television through a decree signed by their leader Abdulrahman Chiani. On the same day, the leaders of the Western Community held an emergency meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja, announcing the immediate activation of regional standing forces to respond to the Niger crisis.