By Linus Aleke

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has blamed the Tuesday botched dialogue, on the Republic of Niger political crisis.

The commission in a statement, said the late communication from the Niger military junta, frustrated the dialogue between the coupists and combined delegation of ECOWAS, AU and UN.

The statement reads: “ECOWAS Commission wishes to inform that the ECOWAS-AU-UN Mission to the Republic of Niger did not take place on Tuesday, 8 August 2023. The mission was aborted following a late night communication from the military authorities in Niger indicating their unavailability to receive the tripartite delegation”.

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The statement, continued that the planned mission was part of the continued efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the current crisis in Niger.

As per the decision of the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit held on 30 July 2023, the statement said, the Community will continue to deploy all measures in order to restore constitutional order in Niger.