Following a coup that overthrew democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, the African Union has suspended Niger from all activities organized by the 55-nation bloc.
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The military junta that seized power in Niger also suspended authorization for foreign entities to import weapons into the country, according to a Western official. The suspension announcement was the council’s first public communication since it met earlier this month to discuss Niger’s crisis. The body made up of foreign ministers called on the African Union's other member nations and the international community to reject the"unconstitutional change of government and to refrain from any action likely to grant legitimacy to the illegal regime in Niger.
Nigerien police officers sit outside the customs offices in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 21, 2023. Over a month has passed since the military junta seized power in Niger. The West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which has struggled to beat back a string of coups in recent years, has threatened a use of force if Bazoum is not reinstated. While a deadline to restore him to power came and went with no intervention, the junta is worried that former colonial ruler France will attack, according to an official present at recent talks between the junta and ECOWAS who was not authorized to speak to the media.
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