UN recognises legitimacy of Niger authorities after coup
The UN Credentials Committee has acknowledged the legitimacy of the transitional government of Niger following the coup of July 26 2023 and its subsequent fallouts.
A statement by the military authorities announcing the recognition read in part, "The power checking commission of the United Nations General Assembly recognized on December 6, 2023 (A/78/605) the legitimacy of the Government resulting from the events of July 26, 2023," Niger Express reported.
Adding that, "The powers audit commission of the United Nations General Assembly only makes a point of international law that suffers from no interpretation a contrario as did the institutions of the Economic Commission of West African States that are wrong in the analysis of Community law and international law," added the same source.
Prior to this recognition, the authorities arising from the July 26 coup were barred from participating in any United Nations activities. In September, Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zene couldn't attend the sixty-eighth United Nations General Assembly. Although his Foreign Minister, Yaou Bakari Sangaré, managed to travel to New York, he was prevented from actively participating in the proceedings.
Accusing United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guteress of "sneaky manoeuvres" allegedly orchestrated by France, the Nigerien government expelled Louise Aubin, the resident representative of the United Nations System in Niger, in October.
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