2023-08-15 19:30:58
The head of the government formed after the coup in Niger, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, is visiting Chad on Tuesday where he “just received by the president” of transition Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, announced the government and the presidency.
“The Prime Minister, Head of Government (…) Saleh Kebzabo welcomed this Tuesday, August 15 the Prime Minister of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP) of Niger, Mr. Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine on a working visit to Chad”, wrote the prime minister in a message on Facebook. He “has just been received by President Mahamat Idriss Deby” to whom he has “delivered a message from the president of the CNSP”said the general direction of the presidential press to AFP.
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Nothing had leaked from this visit
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a trained economist who served as finance minister in the 2000s, was named a week ago by the perpetrators of the coup that toppled elected president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 .
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Nothing had leaked from this visit before the announcement of the arrival of the head of government of Niger. In photos released by the services of the Prime Minister of Chad, we can see Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine surrounded by several officers and welcomed by his counterpart at N’Djamena airport.
Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno had visited Niamey on July 30 and notably appeared in a photo shared by government spokesman Aziz Mahamat Saleh, sitting alongside General Salifou Mody, one of the figures of the Nigerien military regime. .
A West African military meeting to discuss a possible armed intervention in Niger, to restore President Bazoum, will take place from Thursday in Ghana, with Russia and Mali calling for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Chad shares nearly 1,200 km of border with Niger.
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