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Niger: the European Parliament Calls for the Release of Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and His Wife
The European Parliament, meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, eastern France, adopted a resolution on Thursday, March 12, concerning the situation of Mohamed Bazoum in Niger. The Nigerien president, overthrown in a military coup on July 26, 2023, has since been detained with his wife at the presidential residence in Niamey. The text, adopted almost unanimously (524 votes in favor, 2 against, 29 abstentions), strongly condemns the "arbitrary…
MEPs call for the "immediate and unconditional" release of the ex-Nigerian president, who has been sequestered in Niamey since the coup of 26 July 2023 and presented as "the main partner of European forces in the Sahel".
Nearly 36 months after the coup d'état of 26 July 2023, the question of the detention of former Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum continues to stir up international bodies. On Wednesday 11 March 2026, the European Parliament considered a motion for a resolution denouncing his continued captivity by the Nigerian CNSP junta and the repression carried out by the military authorities. The text is due to be put to the vote tomorrow, Thursday.
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