Following the expiration of the directives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reinstate democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the Niger Republic junta on Tuesday, again rejected a tripartite peace mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations (UN).
The Informant247 gathered that the delegation was the latest diplomatic mission from African countries aimed at restoring constitutional order after the July 26 coup.
The statement reads, “As per the decision of the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit held on 30 July 2023, the Community will continue to deploy all measures in order to restore constitutional order in Niger.”
“These conversations were extremely frank and at times quite difficult, because, again, we’re pushing for a negotiated solution,” Nuland said.
“They are quite firm in their view of how they want to proceed, and it does not comport with the Constitution of Niger.”
However, the bloc is expected to meet on Thursday to draw up a plan on how it will proceed.