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A delegation from ECOWAS is currently in Niger to negotiate with the putschists, one of the ECOWAS officials said on August 2.

According to RFI’s Hausa editorial staff, the highly respected Sultan of Sokoto, a prominent traditional and religious leader, is part of this delegation, which is also led by the former Nigerian head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, known for having ensured Nigeria's transition to democracy in 1999.

Abdulsalami Abubakar, architect of a democratic transition
After a long military career that began in the 1960s, this former army chief succeeded General Sani Abacha as head of the country in 1998. Less than a year later, Abdulsalami Abubakar organized multiparty elections and transferred power President Olusegun Obasanjo, democratically elected in 1999.

At 81, Abdulsalami Abubakar still chairs the National Peace Committee, a body responsible for ensuring the smooth running of Nigerian elections.

https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230802-coup-d-état-au-niger-qui-sont-le-sultan-de-sokoto-et-abdulsalami-abubakar-médiateurs-de-la-cédéao

You can not say that they are not trying to fix this.

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Niger: According to two Malian sources the former Chief of Staff Mody is in Bamako,Mali, “to request a rapid deployment from Wagner to Niamey “ here departing from the airport with the delegation of the nigerian junta

https://twitter.com/SimNasr/status/1686725855408496640

Wagner Memento mori: What happened on 7 February 2018 near the towns of Khasham and Al Tabiyeh in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khasham