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Nigerien minister in exile calls for Bazoum's release before negotiations

Hassoumi Massoudou, Niger's minister for Foreign Affairs and cooperation, says ousted president Mohamed Bazoum should be free before talks can start with the junta that deposed him. © RFI

Niger's junta has no legitimacy to try President Mohamed Bazoum, exiled foreign minister Hassoumi Massoudou told RFI and France 24 in an interview.

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.

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