In an address to the nation broadcasted on the Nigerien public television channel Télé Sahel, General Tiani, the leader of the junta, announced the establishment of an “inclusive national dialogue” within a 30-day period.
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, now the self-proclaimed ruler of Niger, is not willing to yield to the demands of ECOWAS. In an address to the nation on the Nigerien public television channel Télé Sahel, the leader of the junta announced the initiation of an “inclusive national dialogue” within a 30-day timeframe to achieve a transition that “will not exceed three years.”
On Saturday, August 19, a delegation from ECOWAS was received at the airport by the prime minister appointed by the junta, Mahamane Lamine Zeine. Led by the former president of Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar, the delegation from the West African organization was able to meet with the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed on July 26. This meeting took place in the presence of the prime minister appointed by the junta and another member of the junta.
