ECOWAS turns down Niger Junta’s 3-Year Transition Plan

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the three-year power transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta.

Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, spoke on Sunday in an interview with the BBC.

The junta, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, seized power on 26 July 2023, after detaining President Mohamed Bazoum and suspending the constitution.

The junta announced that it would hold a national dialogue to form a transitional government that would lead the country to elections within three years

ECOWAS, a regional bloc of 15 West African countries, has been mediating the crisis in Niger since the coup. It has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of President Ba