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The Gabonese army officers (Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions), on Wednesday morning, took over power from President Ali Bongo.
ASHENEWS reports that contrary to reports that the Nigerien military junta on Friday, asked the French Ambassador, Sylvain ITTE, the junta actually ordered the Nigerian Ambassador to the country, Mohammed Usman, to leave within 48 hours.
Faced with “the refusal of the French ambassador in Niamey to respond to an invitation” from the minister for a meeting Friday and “other actions of the French government contrary to the interests of Niger”, the authorities have decided to withdraw their approval of Sylvain Itte and ask him to depart within 48 hours, the statement said.
The Global Awareness for Public Safety Foundation has advised ECOWAS against the use of the military to return Mohammed Bazoum, the democratically elected President of the Republic of Niger.
The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali.
The situation in Niger has made the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from neighboring Mali more complicated, said a UN spokesperson.
ASHENEWS reports that following the hard stand of the Nigerien military junta, and pressure from many fronts against ECOWAS plan to invade the neighbouring country, president Bola Tinubu has despatched a delegation of Islamic leaders (Ulama) to Niger Republic for another round of dialogue with the coup leaders.
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to use diplomatic means in dealing with the military junta in Niger Republic.
The African Union (AU) Commission on Tuesday suspended Niger from the pan-African bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the country following the latest military coup.