The military government of the Republic of Niger is planning to recall the Nigerien Ambassador to Nigeria after failing to come to terms with the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States, on the return of democracy in Niger.
The General Abdourahmane Tchiani-led military junta is also planning to recall Nigerien Ambassadors to Togo, the United States, and France, as it pushes to evict French and US troops in the country while declaring an end to all Memorandum of Understanding between France and the Republic of Niger.
Defence sources privy to the ongoing meeting in Niamey, the Niger capital confirmed the development to our correspondent Friday morning.
“The ongoing negotiation has failed. The junta has declared that it’ll recall Niger’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Togo, France, and the US,” an impeccable defence source said in a terse message sent to the Punch.
“The junta has just announced that it’ll evict French and US troops in Niger Republic, noting that all MoU agreements between France and Niger has ended,” another source privy to the development noted.
The military junta in Niger led by Tchiani, the former Head of Presidential Guard to the hoisted President, Mohamed Bazoum, detained Bazoum in a palace coup on July 26, 2023. Tchiani later declared himself Head of State.
The ECOWAS on Thursday dispatched two missions to the country with the mandate to achieve a resolution to end the crisis.
The first delegation, led by former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), met with the coupists and other parties in the Nigerien impasse in the country’s capital, Niamey.
Another delegation, led by Ambassador Babagana Kingibe met with the leaders of Libya and Algeria concerning the Niger crisis.
