Niger’s coup leaders have cut off ties with Nigeria after the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) efforts to resolve the ongoing impasse failed.

ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum to avoid a possible clash with the junta.

But President Bola Tinubu sent a high-powered delegation to the country to meet with the coup leaders on Thursday. The delegation led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) only met with junta representatives. Subsequently, Niger severed ties with Nigeria, Togo, France, its coloniser, and the United States.

“The functions of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of the Republic of Niger” to France, Nigeria, Togo and the United States are terminated,” Radio France International quoted one of the putschists to have said on national television.

On July 26, Niger’s ousted leader, Bazoum, was detained by members of the Presidential Guard, and that evening, the military announced that it had seized power.

Coup: Niger Cuts Ties With Nigeria, France, Others.

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Two days after toppling the government of Bazoum, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the commander of Niger’s presidential guard, declared himself the head of a transitional government.

Meanwhile, the US has thrown its weight behind the ECOWAS led by the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, to reinstate Bazoum. In a statement by the White House on Thursday, US President Joe Biden called for the immediate release of Bazoum.

The American leader said the release is essential for defending fundamental democratic values and standing up for constitutional order, justice, and the right of peaceful assembly, which are the foundation of the Niger and the US partnership.

“I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released and to preserve Niger’s hard-earned democracy.

“The United States stands with the people of Niger to honour our decades-long partnership rooted in shared democratic values and support for civilian-led governance,” he said.

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