Situation in Niger: African Union warns

His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, expresses his indignation and concern at the recurrence of terrorist attacks targeting civilians in Niger.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 23 March 2021/ – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his indignation and concern over the recurrence of terrorist attacks targeting civilians.

While strongly condemning the cowardice of the latest attacks in the Tahoua region of Niger on Sunday 21 March, which resulted in the death of 137 people, the Chairperson of the Commission expresses his condolences to the families of the victims and reiterates the urgent need to strengthen the fight against terrorism in the Sahel in order to preserve human lives, and calls for the solidarity of all in these particularly trying times.

Distributed by APO Group for African Union (AU).