ECOWAS, Niger and matters arising: Time to reconceptualise African democracy, by Vitus Ozoke
A major conceptual mistake we keep making in Africa is the false equation of civilian government to democracy.
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A major conceptual mistake we keep making in Africa is the false equation of civilian government to democracy.
The regional bloc known as ECOWAS had threatened to use military force if the junta didn't reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday.
A senior U.S. diplomat traveled to the capital of Niger to hold "extremely frank and at times quite difficult" talks with the ruling junta after the country's military leaders seized power from the democratically-elected president last month.
The Niger junta said on Tuesday that it cannot host a mission from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS for security reasons. The coup leader
Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbors.