Biden calls for immediate release of Niger's Bazoum
- Africa
- AFP
- Published Date: 12:18 | 03 August 2023
- Modified Date: 12:25 | 03 August 2023
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger's elected President Mohamed Bazoum, and for the country's democracy to be preserved.
"I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released, and for the preservation of Niger's hard-earned democracy," Biden said in a statement.