Date: 30/04/2022
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger, received in audience, on April 29, 2022, in Niamey, Mr. Nassirou BAKO-ARIFARI, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Africa, who is carrying out a mission in the West African sub-region.
During this audience, the Special Envoy delivered to President Bazoum a written message from the Secretary-General of the OIC, H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim TAHA. The Special Envoy underlined the important role played by Niger within the OIC and in the region.
The audience was also an occasion to discuss developments in the political and security situation in the West African sub-region and the need for joint efforts between OIC and ECOWAS in this regard.