Niger coup leader proposes a three-year transition of power – By Al Jazeera and News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / Aug 20, 2023
Abdourahmane Tchiani, who met an ECOWAS delegation in Niamey, also warns that any military intervention in Niger ‘will not be a walk in the park’ for those involved.
Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African leaders and warned that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for those involved.
General Abdourahmane Tchiani, speaking on national television late on Saturday, gave no details on the potential transition, saying only that the principles for the move would be decided within 30 days at a dialogue to be hosted by the ruling military council.
“Neither the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland nor the people of Niger want war, and remain open to dialogue,” he said after his first meeting with delegates from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.
“But let us be clear: If an attack were to be undertaken against us, it will not be the walk in the park some people seem to think,” he said.
