The African Union convened a meeting on Monday to address the ongoing crisis in Niger.
The meeting was organized to discuss the evolving situation in Niger and the efforts being made to address it.
The African Union shared information about the meeting on its official communication platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), stating, “AU’s Peace & Security Council meets to receive an update on the evolution of the situation in Niger and the efforts to address it.”
The meeting took place at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Key attendees included the Chief of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, as well as representatives from Niger and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS.
Moussa Faki Mahamat had expressed serious concerns about the reported poor conditions of President Bazoum’s detention after the coup.
He criticized the treatment of Bazoum by the coup leaders, labeling it as “unacceptable.”
