'You risk expulsion from the African Union,' President Ruto to Niger amid coup

President William Ruto during the opening ceremony of the Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU). [File, Standard]

President William Ruto has warned Niger's junta against further detaining President Mohamed Bazoum and taking over the government, saying the country risks expulsion from the African Union.

Ruto who was speaking in Mozambique during his two-day State visit said that the Niger coup is undemocratic and goes against the rules governing the African Union.