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The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger Republic from all its activities following a military coup on July 26, the Union said in a statement released on Tuesday. The AU reiterated calls for the coup leaders to release elected President Mohamed Bazoum and return to their barracks. The AU Peace and Security Council has taken note of West African bloc ECOWAS' decision to activate a standby force for a possible military intervention and asked the AU Commission to assess the economic, social, and security implications of deploying such a force.

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has turned down the three-year transition plan proposed by Niger’s military ruler General Abdourahamane Tchiani. SaharaReporters on Sunday reported that Abdourahamane Tchiani said his government planned to return power back to civilian rulers in the next three years. Tchiani and others in a July 26 coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power.  General Tchiani during a televised address on Saturday evening said neither the junta “nor the people of Niger want war and remain open to dialogue.”

The recent decision by the ECOWAS to authorize intervention in Niger has stirred expectations of renewed dialogue, yet initial discussions between the involved parties indicate a persistent status quo.

The coup leader, Tchiani, however, warned that the military and people of Niger would defend the country should ECOWAS go ahead with its invasion plan.

Pope Francis of the Vatican has called for peace in the Republic of Niger as coup plotters, and ECOWAS disagree over a three-year transition of government.