00:00 The situation in Nigeria continues to arouse concern within the economic community of
00:13 the states of West Africa, the CDAO.
00:15 The regional organization has invited the new Nigerian authorities to engage in talks
00:20 in neutral ground, in order to avoid a military intervention in the country.
00:24 This proposal was communicated by Abdel Fattah Moussa, spokesman and commissioner in charge
00:29 of political affairs, peace and security within the CDAO, during an interview
00:33 given to the Katari Al Jazeera television channel.
00:36 The CDAO has also reiterated its call to the Nigerian military to release the president
00:42 of the exiled, Mohamed Bazoum, in order to demonstrate their goodwill.
00:45 However, the spokesman stressed that the organization did not wish to immediately resort
00:51 to military action to resolve the crisis, but warned that the patience of the international
00:55 community had limits.
00:57 "We have not observed concrete measures from the army and we cannot wait indefinitely,"
01:02 Abdel Fattah Moussa said.
01:04 On August 18, at a meeting of the heads of state of the armed forces of the CDAO, Abdel
01:10 Fattah Moussa announced that the exact date of the military intervention in Nigeria had
01:13 been determined, although it had not yet been officially announced.
01:17 Recall that at the end of July, a group of Nigerian presidential guard soldiers had
01:22 dismissed President Bazoum in Niamey, setting up the National Council for the Preservation
01:27 of the Fatherland, led by General Abdourahman Tshiani, head of the presidential guard.
01:32 In response to these events, the leaders of the CDAO had imposed severe sanctions on
01:37 the new authorities and had demanded the release of Bazoum, while threatening to resort
01:41 to force.
01:42 The situation in Nigeria remains tense, with the CDAO trying to find a peaceful solution
01:49 while maintaining pressure on the military authorities to respect democratic principles
01:53 and free the president from the fall.
01:55 The ground talks offer us an opportunity for dialogue, but the patience of the international
02:00 community has limits.
02:02 The military intervention, although planned, has not yet been officially announced, leaving
02:08 a window of negotiation to peacefully resolve the political crisis that is shaking Nigeria.
02:13 The situation remains to be followed closely as regional and international actors continue
02:17 to work in search of a sustainable solution.
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