{"id":29468,"date":"2026-03-21T09:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=29468"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:25:58","slug":"sahel-states-condemn-eu-resolution-on-nigers-former-president","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sahel-states-condemn-eu-resolution-on-nigers-former-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Sahel States condemn EU resolution on Niger\u2019s Former President \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alliance of Sahel States has expressed strong anger over a resolution adopted by the European Parliament concerning Niger\u2019s former President, Mohamed Bazoum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Thursday, the bloc described the move as a \u201cserious, co-ordinated and deliberate interference\u201d in the internal affairs of a sovereign State. The reaction follows the resolution passed on March 12, 2026, which calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Bazoum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bazoum was removed from power during a military coup in Niger in 2023 and has remained in detention since then.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the issue, journalist and political analyst Ibrahim Moussa said the reaction from Sahel States reflects growing tensions between African governments and Western institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just about Bazoum,\u201d Moussa said. \u201cIt is about how African countries respond to what they see as external pressure on their internal political decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29469,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-29468","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Alliance of Sahel States has expressed strong anger over a resolution adopted by the European Parliament concerning Niger\u2019s former President","published_date":"2026-03-21 09:14:57","news_description":"Alliance of Sahel States has expressed strong anger over a resolution adopted by the European Parliament concerning Niger\u2019s former President","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29474,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29468\/revisions\/29474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=29468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}