Washington – The United States President Joe Biden on Thursday urged for the immediate release of Niger 's elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country's democracy to be preserved.  'I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released, and for the preservation of Niger's hard-earned democracy,' President Biden said in a statement to mark the 63rd anniversary of Niger's independence. 'In this critical moment, the United States stands with the people of Niger to honour our decades-long partnership rooted in shared democratic values and support for civilian-led governance,' Bazoum was ousted a week ago by his own guard in a coup condemned by the United States, European Nations, United Nations, and the Ecoomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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