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| Niger's junta warns against military intervention, vows return to civilian rule within 3 years |
| 2023-08-21 |
| [AFRICANEWS] Almost a month after generals deposed Niger's elected president, the political crisis hasn't been resolved. The Coup leader and head of the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) addressed the nation on Saturday (Aug. 19) and warned regional countries of any military intervention. On Friday (Aug. 18), the ECOWAS commissioner for peace and security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, said 11 of its 15 member states had agreed to commit troops to military intervention, saying they were "ready to go." "Neither the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland nor the people of Niger want war and remain open to dialogue. But let us be clear: if an attack were to be undertaken against us, it will not be the walk in the park some people seem to think." Tiani's warning came after his first meeting with an ECOWAS delegation. Promising the putschists ambition was not to confiscate power, the general announced a period of national dialogue to lay the foundations of "a new constitutional life." |
| Posted by:Fred |