Algeria proposes transition plan to resolve Niger crisis

Algeria has proposed a six-month transition period to civilian rule, overseen by a non-military person, as a way to end the crisis created by the coup in Niger.

Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said most of the countries he spoke with were against the use of force as a means of ending the coup, Reuters reported.

The regional bloc Ecowas has condemned the coup, imposed sanctions on Niger and said that military action to restore democratic rule was an option.

“There are no good wars and there is no bad peace,” Mr Attaf is quoted as saying.

It is not clear if Algeria’s plan was developed in conjunction with Niger’s junta, but the military leadership had previously talked about a three-year transition – something that Ecowas rejected.