A six-month transitional plan to restore constitutional and democratic order in Niger, following the seizure of power by that country’s military in a coup last month, was proposed on Tuesday by Ahmed Attaf, the Foreign Minister of neighboring Algeria.
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The minister put forward the framework after a diplomatic tour of three West African countries, Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana, in an attempt to mediate a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Niamey and to avoid military intervention.
Niger’s military ruler, General Abdourahmane Tchiani, has been considering a three-year timeline to return the West African country to civilian rule.
Speaking at a press conference in his country’s capital, Algiers, and reported by AFP, Attaf said the coup leaders’ “transition period that would last a maximum of three years” can be “completed in six months.”
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