Foreign forceful intervention in Niger, where the military has taken power, would destabilize both the country and the region, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told the UN General Assembly.
Tebboune reiterated Algeria's stance of restoring constitutional order in Niger through peaceful means.
"It is imperative that diplomatic solutions prevail in restoring the rule of law. We call for caution [...] There are intentions of foreign military intervention. This will put the situation both in Niger and the entire region at risk," the Algerian president noted.
In late August, Algeria put forward an initiative for a peaceful political solution to the crisis in Niger, which envisages a transitional period of six months.
The July 26 coup in Niger by the military led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani sparked condemnation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which expressed support for deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. In early August, the West African group agreed to deploy military forces to pressure the coup leaders to restore Bazoum to power.
The head of the Nigerien rebels General Tchiani in late August announced plans to return the country to civilian rule within three years.
The transit plan was not embraced by ECOWAS, whose political affairs commissioner Abdel-Fatau Musah told the media that the bloc considered the proposal a provocation.
On September 16, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso formed the Alliance of Sahel States, whose charter states that any attack on one of the member countries will be considered an attack on the other participants.