Algeria proposes transition to resolve Niger crisis

FILE PHOTO: A name tag for Niger's Chief of Defense staff is seen at the ECOWAS meeting on the deployment of its standby force in the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana. August 17, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

(Reuters) - Algeria is proposing an initiative to resolve the political crisis in neighbouring Niger with a six-month transition period led by a civilian, Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said on Tuesday.

Attaf, who recently toured West African states, said "most of the countries we have talked to are against military intervention to end the crisis".