Massoudou spoke of Bazoum's legitimacy as Niger's democratically elected leader. Ecowas, the 15-nation regional political and economic bloc has also underlined Bazoum's position. The military generals ...

Niger's exiled Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou said the military junta has no right to prosecute the country's deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, and called for constitutional order to be restored ...

The Economic Community of West African States has warned the Niger junta to release President Mohamed Bazoum who has been held in his residence since he was ousted by the military on July 26. ECOWAS ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he spoke on a daily basis with Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been removed from power in a coup. "I speak every day to President Bazoum.