{"id":284968,"date":"2023-08-22T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T13:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=284968"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T13:17:27","slug":"coup-african-union-suspends-niger-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/22\/coup-african-union-suspends-niger-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Coup: African Union suspends Niger Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The continental body made the announcement on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It disclosed that the suspension will remain in place until civilian rule is restored in the sahel nation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The African Union has announced the suspension of Niger Republic over the toppling of the democratically elected government by a military junta.<\/p>\n<p>The continental body made the announcement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It disclosed that the suspension will remain in place until civilian rule is restored in the sahel nation.<\/p>\n<p>The union also said it would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the beleaguered West Africa nation.<\/p>\n<p>The Peace and Security Council \u201crequests the AU Commission to undertake an assessment of the economic, social and security implications of deploying a standby force in Niger and report back to Council,\u201d the bloc said, following strong differences on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Army officers had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, prompting the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to threaten to use force to reinstate him.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Community of West African States \u2014 agreed to activate a \u201cstandby force\u201d as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger.<\/p>\n<p>It has said it is ready to act, even as it continues to pursue hopes for a diplomatic solution.<\/p>\n<p>The AU last week held a meeting on the political impasse against a backdrop of differing views within the bloc over any military intervention.<\/p>\n<p>The coup has ramped up international concerns over the Sahel, which faces growing jihadist insurgencies linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n<p>Niger is the fourth nation in West Africa since 2020 to suffer a coup, following Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali.<\/p>\n<p>The juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali have said that any military intervention in their neighbour would be considered a \u201cdeclaration of war\u201d against their countries.<\/p>\n<p>The coup is the fifth in Niger\u2019s history since the poor landlocked state gained independence from France in 1960.<\/p>\n<p>Bauoum\u2019s election in 2021 was a landmark, opening the way to the country\u2019s first peaceful transition of power.<\/p>\n<p>He has been held with his family at the president\u2019s official residence since the coup, with growing international concern over his conditions in detention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The continental body made the announcement on Tuesday. 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