“I was not sent by the government…, but it was my personal initiative, using my personal contacts to get there…It is my duty as a leader to do that.”
“That’s why we’re here, and our able leader and president accepted the offer that he wants us to intervene and to talk to our brothers over there in Niger Republic.”
It is still unclear whether Mr Sanusi met with Mr Tchiani on personal grounds or as a representative of ECOWAS.
The flags have been in demand since President Mohamed Bazoum was toppled in a military takeover last month.
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A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup.
EMA asked the court to invoke ECOWAS protocols to stop the planned military attack on Niger.
Food distributions are underway in Diffa, which hosts internally displaced people, refugees, others.
The UN Human Rights Office in May accused Malian troops and “armed white men” of likely executing at least 500 people.
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.
It is also because of its uranium and oil reserves that it has economic and strategic importance for the United States, Europe, China, and Russia.
