A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Head of State, has arrived in Niamey, Niger’s Capital, to negotiate with the country’s military junta. Abdulsalami is reportedly accompanied by Muhammadu Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, and Alieu Touray, president of the ECOWAS commission.
Nigerian Ex-Military Leader, Abdulsalami To Spearhead Talks As ECOWAS Delegation Arrives Niger RepublicAbdulsalami is reportedly accompanied by Muhammadu Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, and Alieu Touray, president of the ECOWAS commission.A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States led by Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Head of State, has arrived in Niamey, Niger’s Capital, to negotiate with the country’s military junta.
The coup has worried Western countries struggling to contain a jihadist insurgency that flared in northern Mali in 2012, advanced into Niger and Burkina Faso three years later and now overshadowed fragile states on the Gulf of Guinea. The new military government in Niger is led by Abdourahmane Tiani, former head of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum’s presidential guard.
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