Niger President
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A Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court on Friday ordered the 'immediate and unconditional' release of ousted Niger President Mohammed Bazoum. The court ordered the reinstatement of Bazoum, who was overthrown July 26 by the military. "It is Mohammed Bazoum who represents the State of Niger.
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The African Union has expressed its concern for the health of President Mohamed Bazoum and called for his "immediate" release. The bloc also said it backed the West African ECOWAS group.
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Presidential guards were holding Niger President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey on Wednesday , security sources said, but the presidency said the guards had started an "anti-republican" movement "in vain" and that Bazoum was well.
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