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Niger coup: behind the scenes of ECOWAS closed door discussions

ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja in February 2023.
ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja in February 2023. © Michele Spatari/AFP
ECOWAS member state presidents have held numerous informal consultations since the coup in Niger on 26 July, but are finding it difficult to coordinate their response. Many leaders are at the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg, and furthermore, ECOWAS has no clear means of taking action against the coup plotters. [...]
Published on 27.07.2023 Reading time 5 minutes
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In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

Investigative report published on 03/08/2023 at 11h46 - For several days now, the new Nigerien junta has been working to strengthen its ties with its counterparts in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso. Official channels have been open since 26 July, but Africa Intelligence can now reveal that initial contacts were made before the putsch, coordinated by former army chief Salifou Modi.

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Abdourahamane Tchiani and other army commanders, in Niamey, on 28 July 2023.

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