The military administration in Niger that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum recalled the country’s ambassador in Ivory Coast on Monday for consultations, its spokesperson said. The decision followed recent remarks by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara that indicated his “eagerness” to send troops to Niger for military intervention, Col. Amadou Abdramane said on national television. Abdramane said President Ouattara’s wish was to “see this illegal and senseless aggression against Niger enforced.” At the end of a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Aug. 10 in Nigeria, the bloc’s leaders said while diplomacy was on the table as the best approach to resolve the political crisis, the military option was on the cards, and they resolved to activate the bloc’s standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger. Briefing journalists in the Ivorian city of Abidjan after last week’s summit, President Ouattara said he had instructed the chief of staff of the Ivorian army “to start mobilizing his troops for their participation in this ECOWAS operation” and that Ivory Coast is ready to provide a battalion of 850 to 1,100 troops. On Monday, ECOWAS condemned the military administration’s plan to prosecute President Bazoum, who was ousted by military intervention on July 26, describing it as another form of provocation. On Sunday, a spokesman for Niger’s military said Bazoum would be charged with “high treason and undermining the internal and external security” of the country. Bazoum, his son and wife are reportedly being held hostage at his palace in the capital Niamey since the military intervention removed him. Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, the former commander of Niger’s presidential guard, declared himself the head of a transitional government after the military ousted Bazoum. The African Union on Monday held talks in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on the Niger crisis, whose outcomes are yet to be made public.

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A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed on Monday at about 1.00 p.m. near Chukuba Village in Niger State. A statement by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Edward Gabkwet, said the aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School en route to Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. He said efforts were ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter while preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash.

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The opening ceremony of the “African Giants Festival” was held in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, where young people from 16 countries came together. At the opening ceremony of the festival, groups performing local dance performances created colorful images. Music groups also took the stage and the ceremony was well attended. The organizers say the On-Court Basketball Skills Development Camp, involving 250 boys and girls from the 16 participating nations, will continue on the festival’s second day, Monday, August 14, under the direction of GOA’s NBA coaches and staff. On 18 August, a championship game and all-star competition will wrap up the basketball camp and tournament, which will last for one week. On the final day of the festival, August 19, the closing concert for the GOA festival will include an extraordinary array of highly regarded performers from around the world. Afrobeats legend Davido will grace the stage with his contagious energy and alluring stage presence following the success of his fourth studio album.

Niger’s military junta vowed Sunday to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

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Recent reports had painted a grim picture of Bazoum’s health since his overthrow.

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