AU, EU up pressure on Niger coup leaders, gives military 15 days to return to barracks
This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel on July 28, 2023 shows General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s new strongman, speaking on national television and reads a statement as "President of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland", after the ouster of President-elect Mohamed Bazoum.
The African Union demanded Niger's military "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority" within 15 days as the European Union intensified pressure on the coup leaders Saturday by suspending security cooperation with the jihadist-hit country.
General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, appeared on state television on Friday to declare himself the troubled West African country's new leader.
