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African Union suspends Niger with immediate effect over July 26 coup

African heads of state attend an African Union (AU) assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday, February 5, 2022 (File: AP Photo]

The African Union has suspended Niger from the continental bloc with immediate effect, the latest of a number of sanctions on the West African country since last month’s coup.

The decision, announced on Tuesday after a meeting of the AU’s Peace and Security Council in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, comes after several Western countries cut aid to Niger due to a July 26 coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum.

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