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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The deadline arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means. In the capital, coup leaders appeared at a stadium rally where a chicken decorated in the colors […]

Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum said he is held “hostage” by the mutinous soldiers.

The deadline arrived Sunday for Nigers military junta to reinstate the countrys ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means.

An estimated 30,000 people gather at a stadium, some with Russian flags, as the threat of military intervention looms.

The deadline arrived Sunday for Nigers military junta to reinstate the countrys ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means.

The deadline has arrived for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means

In Niger’s capital, thousands of people at a stadium rally have cheered the coup leaders and a chicken decorated in the colors of former colonizer France was publicly beheaded

The U.S. has 1,100 military personnel also in Niger where they operate an important drone base in the city of Agadez.

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Nigeria's Senate pushed back on Saturday against the plan by ECOWAS urging Nigeria's president, the bloc's current chair, to explore options other than the use of force.