Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in Brazzaville for two days

Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum at the Élysée Palace in Paris, November 12, 2021. © Michel Euler / AP

Text by: RFI Follow

1 min

Discussions with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso should focus mainly on issues of peace and security in the Sahel but also in Central Africa.

Advertisement

Read more

With our correspondent in Brazzaville,

Denis Sassou Nguesso welcomed his counterpart this Tuesday evening at the bottom of the plane's gangway.

The two statesmen will discuss one-on-one this Wednesday at the presidential palace.

Interviews which, according to pocket sources of the Congolese presidency, must focus on peace and security.

Indeed, in the Sahel, an area of ​​which Niger is a part, the security situation has deteriorated considerably since 2011. It is the consequence of the instability in Libya.

Congo, which heads the African Union's High Level Committee on Libya, presented a report on the situation in that country at the last AU summit.

A Libyan reconciliation conference is to be held soon.

The date and location are yet to be determined.

Niger's diplomatic support for the organization of this conference is requested.

Moreover, Mohamed Bazoum's visit should be marked by the signing of cooperation agreements between Niamey and Brazzaville, which hosts a large Nigerien community, very active in trade.

Newsletter

Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application

• Congo Brazzaville

• Niger