International division over the Niger coup

The international community adopted different positions regarding the Niger coup, between supporting military intervention and restoring President Mohamed Bazoum to power, adhering to negotiations with the military council and leaving the settlement to the Nigeriens themselves. The case of Mohamed Bazoum, the isolated president of Niger since the military coup that overthrew his rule late last month, continues to cause concern for the international community, and the Europeans in particular. And the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, warned again during his meeting with the President of Nigeria, Paula Tinubu, that a further deterioration in the case of the imprisoned president in his home would have “serious consequences.” He also stressed that “the democratically elected Bazoum remains the legitimate president of Niger,” according to a statement from his spokesman yesterday. The chiefs of staff of the armies of West African countries met on Thursday and Friday in Ghana; To discuss the possibility of military intervention in Niger. The Republic of Cape Verde, a member of ECOWAS, clearly opposed the possibility of military intervention in Niger. Mali, Burkina Faso and Algeria also showed their full solidarity with Niger and declared their stand with it in the face of any military intervention. Indeed, military intervention in Niger, the details of which are still unknown, seems unlikely without the support of the African Union.