ECOWAS delegation, Niger's junta leaders meet in Niamey

A delegation from West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS met Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and held talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani in the capital Niamey on Saturday (August 19).

The West African group is pursuing diplomatic ways to reverse the July 26 coup. The coup leaders' acceptance of the mission signals a potential willingness to negotiate after the bloc on Friday (August 18) doubled-down on its threat to use force as a last resort to restore democracy, saying an undisclosed "D-Day" had been agreed for a possible military intervention.

While previous ECOWAS missions have been rebuffed, Saturday's delegation was met at Niamey airport by the junta-appointed prime minister and was due to hold talks with the self-declared authorities, an ECOWAS source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The group that flew in was led by Nigeria's former military leader Abdulsalami Abubakar and included ECOWAS commission president Omar Touray.

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