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Niger military says it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for treason

The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over his exchanges with foreign heads of state and international organisations. The coup leaders imprisoned Bazoum and dissolved the elected government, drawing condemnation from global powers and neighbouring West African countries, which have activated a standby military force that could intervene to reinstate Bazoum. The Ecowas leadership has shot itself in the foot by threatening to deploy a standby force in Niger. This is according to Professor Emmanuel Kwesi Aning of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. Since the coup in Niger last month, Ecowas has had two meetings where it discussed ways to return democratic rule to Niger. Professor Aning spoke to the SABC's International news editor, Sophie Mokoena. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.