AFP
The junta that seized energy in Niger in a July 26 coup stated late on Sunday that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum could possibly be prosecuted for prime treason.
The coup leaders have imprisoned Bazoum and dissolved the elected authorities, drawing condemnation from West African powers, which have activated a standby navy drive that would intervene to reinstate Bazoum.
Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for the junta, stated on state TV that it had “assembled the necessary elements to prosecute the ousted president … for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of Niger”.
West Africa’s predominant regional bloc ECOWAS is anticipated on Monday to push for extra talks with the junta, which has signalled a possible willingness to discover a diplomatic decision to the standoff over the coup.
The bloc’s parliament on Saturday stated it wished to ship a committee to fulfill the junta in Niamey. The proposed timing for this mission was not instantly clear.
The Peace and Security Council of the 55-nation African Union can be anticipated to fulfill on Monday to debate the state of affairs in Niger, an indication of the extent of concern over the doable fallout from West and Central Africa’s seventh coup in three years.
At stake isn’t just the destiny of Niger – a serious uranium producer and Western ally within the battle towards an insurgency – but additionally the affect of rival world powers with strategic pursuits within the area.
