The Chairperson of the African Union Commission expressed on August 11, 2023 “ his deep concerns ” concerning ” the deterioration of the conditions of detention ” of the Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum, judging ” inadmissible his treatment by the military authorities who overthrew him on July 26. In this same press release, Moussa Faki Mahamat “ expresses its strong support for the decisions of ECOWAS », the Economic Community of West African States which decided on August 10, 2023 to activate and deploy a « standby strength to restore constitutional order in Niger.