According to the U.S., Mr Moraes further abused his position to authorise unjust pre-trial detentions.
The U.S. has refused to recognise Mr Maduro’s government.
Mr Blinken arrived in Egypt on Monday for the first leg of the tour.
HSRC has urged the U.S. government to continue its leading role in tackling healthcare challenges in Africa.
Mr Blinken decried undemocratic means of changing democratically elected leaders like the situation in Niger Republic.
“With regards to Gaza, very clear, our opposition to of course displacements of people.’’
Mr Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa, taking him to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola from January 21 to 26.
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This followed Mr Bazoum’s appeal to the ECOWAS Court to free him from detention on Wednesday.
Fears are growing for the health and safety of Mr Bazoum, who has been held captive since the military seized power on July 26.
Niger, with a population of about 26 million, is one of the poorest countries in the world.
