Blinken reiterates calls for release of Niger President Bazoum

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said late on Tuesday that he had spoken to Niger President Mohamed Bazoum to express continued efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the constitutional crisis in the African country.

“The United States reiterates our call for the immediate release of him and his family,” he posted on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

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