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Algeria: Algeria Proposes Six-Month Transition Period in Niger
Daily Trust, 29 August 2023
Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, has said that many countries are not in support of the planned military intervention against Niger Republic. Read more »
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West Africa: Crisis in Niger - Algeria, Ecowas Countries Converge On Peaceful Solution
Algerie Presse Service, 26 August 2023
Algeria's approach to a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger was endorsed during the visits made by Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf to… Read more »
Algeria Proposes Six-Month Transition Period in Niger
Algeria has proposed an a six-month transition period initiative to resolve the lingering political crisis in Niger, Daily Trust reports. Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said after his consultative tours to Niger's neigbouring West African countries that "most of the countries we have talked to are against military intervention to end the crisis".
The African Union suspended Niger's membership a month after the coup led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani. A junta was established by what they called, a "faction of military officers". The body's Peace and Security Council once again condemned the coup, and welcomed the actions taken by Ecowas since the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum.
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Niger's ruling junta has ordered police to expel France's ambassador. This follows an announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday August 28, 2023 tha Read more »
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Algeria has sent its foreign minister, Ahmed Attaf, on a mediation tour to Nigeria, Benin and Ghana, in an effort to end the crisis in the Republic of Niger, Vanguard re Read more »
A map showing the locations of Chad (green) and Niger (orange).
