Chairperson of AUC condemns coup attempt in Niger

Addis Ababa, July 26, 2023 (FBC) –The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, strongly condemns actions by certain members of the military who attempted coup d’état in Niger.

The Chairperson said in a statement that the action undermines the stability of democratic and republican institutions in Niger, adding the acting is in total betrayal of their republican duty.

According to the statement, the Chairperson has urged them to immediately cease these unacceptable actions.

The Chairperson further calls on the people of Niger, all their brothers in Africa, particularly in ECOWAS, and around the world, to join their voices in unanimous condemnation of this coup attempt, and for the immediate and unconditional return of the felon soldiers to their barracks.