ECOWAS delegation meets ousted president Bazoum in Niger

International

19-08-2023, 23:17

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INA - SOURCES

A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger and met ousted president Mohamed Bazoum on Saturday, as they sought a peaceful rather than military solution to the country's woes after army officers seized power in a coup.

Bazoum was "in good spirits", said a source close to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), though he remains under detention and his electricity was still cut off.

Led by former Nigerian leader Abdulsalami Abubakar the West African representatives met with some of the senior officers who seized power, said the source, without saying if they included coup leader General Abdourahamane Tiani.