African Union suspends Niger until ‘restoration of constitutional order’

The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup (Sam Mednick/AP)

The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup.

The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger’s democratically elected president last month and quickly entrenched themselves in power, rebuffing most dialogue efforts.