The three countries officially quit ECOWAS earlier this year, claiming the bloc had deviated from its founding principles by becoming the West’s stooge.
A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum of a five-year transition to democratic rule after discussions with national stakeholders.
EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell said, “The EU has from the very beginning condemned the coup d’état in Niger in the strongest terms.”
Kathleen FitzGibbon, a new U.S. ambassador to Niger Republic, would arrive in the country this week, the State Department said.
“If we do not receive adequate funding, the consequences will be devastating and not just in Niger,” Ms Van der Velden said. “In the Sahel, such crises do not recognise borders.”
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, the Prime Minister of Niger, who disclosed this, said Mr Tchiani has expressed readiness to dialogue with the regional bloc.
He said Mr Tinubu has already directed the acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement this directive in accordance with the ECOWAS protocol.
