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Algeria has proposed a six-month transition plan to Niger’s military rulers before a return to constitutional and democratic order. The military rulers are insisting on a three-year transition period
Algeria has proposed a six-month transition plan to Niger’s military rulers before a return to constitutional and democratic order. The military rulers are insisting on a three-year transition period.
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General Abdourahamane Tiani, the new ruler of Niger has called for a transition period that would last a maximum of three years. But the Algerian foreign minister Attaf said that the process of transition could be completed in six months. Attaf was in Niger and had just returned from a tour of three ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) countries: Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana. The second-in-command of his ministry, Lounes Magramane, had made a similar visit to Niamey, where he held talks with Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine. But he could not meet the deposed president Mohamed Bazoum. Whether or not Bazoum would be part of the transition plan proposed by Algeria is still not clear.
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Algiers is proposing political discussions for a maximum of six months with the participation and approval of all parties in Niger without exclusion, under the supervision of a civil authority headed by a consensual figure accepted by all sides of the political class. Algeria shares almost 1,000 km of borders with Niger. The foreign minister, however, ruled out a military intervention since that would precipitate the matter further. This was reiterated by the Algerian President who categorically rejected any external military intervention in Niger. Ecowas announced on August 10 its intention to deploy a West African force to restore constitutional order in Niger. Algeria fears that a war in Niger would force thousands of people to cross over to their territory creating instability.
