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(FILES) French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna speaks during a press conference held with her German counterpart in Lauterbourg, eastern France, on July 21, 2023, as part of their visit of border villages of Scheibenhardt, in Germany and Lauterbourg in France. France's foreign minister on July 31, 2023 denied accusations from Niger's new junta that Paris is plotting to intervene militarily in Niger. "It's wrong," Catherine Colonna told BFM news channel of the allegations, adding it was still "possible" and "necessary" to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP)
Germany's foreign ministry on Friday urged continued "mediation efforts" with Niger's junta, after a West African delegation failed to secure the return to power of the country's elected government.
"It is important that we give space for mediation efforts," a foreign ministry spokesman in Berlin told a press briefing. "We hope that they can lead to a successful end... a political solution."
