Ecowas Team Exits Niger Without Meeting Coup Leader DeutscheWelle: WestAfrica
To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you.In aopinion plea published in the early hours of Friday, Bazoum appealed for an end to the coup, stressing it reverses the security and prosperity his administration had worked hard to achieve since he was elected in 2021.
Describing himself as a"hostage" at the time of writing the letter, Bazoum warned of the expansion of military rule in the Sahel region, if Niger is to follow inHe also warned of Russia's growing influence in the region via the Wagner group. "In our hour of need, I call on the US government and the entire international community to help us restore our constitutional order," Bazoum wrote.
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