Grave Consequences As Niger President’s Health Suffers
EU chief Charles Michel has warned there will be “grave consequences” if Niger’s military regime allows ousted President ex Mohamed Bazoum’s health to worsen under house arrest. In a call to President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, chairman of the ECOWAS regional bloc which opposes the Niger coup, Michel said “President Bazoum’s detention conditions are deteriorating”. Bazoum, 63, was detained on July 26 by members of his presidential guard, in the fifth coup to hit Niger since independence from France in […]