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![A woman holds the image of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum during a protest outside the Nigerien embassy in Paris on August 5, 2023.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/0b8a327e-381e-11ee-9e97-005056a90321/w:980/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"NIGER%20COUP","hash":"478eec6dbb6ed303bbd1ea6bb51a6238ec9b637558a8bb9afff3565af8493d76","title":"Junta%20to%20prosecute%250APresident%20Bazoum","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/000_33QN69V.webp)
Niger’s army regime vowed late Sunday to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “excessive treason” and slammed West African leaders for imposing sanctions on the nation. ECOWAS has accepted the deployment of a “standby power to revive constitutional order” in Niger as quickly as doable, however says it stays dedicated to discovering a diplomatic resolution to the disaster. Observe our reside weblog for the newest updates. All instances are Paris time (GMT+2).
