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W.Africa bloc says delegation in Niger ‘to negotiate’ with junta
A delegation from the West African bloc ECOWAS was in Niger on Wednesday to “negotiate” with the junta which last week ousted the country’s elected president, an ECOWAS official said.
“The ECOWAS Commission President would have loved to be here, but as we speak, they are in Niger as part of a high-level delegation led by former Head of State of Nigeria General Abdulsalami Abubakar to negotiate,” the official said.
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He was speaking in the Nigerian capital Abuja at the opening of talks on the crisis gathering ECOWAS military chiefs.
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