Niger s Junta Shuts Airspace and Accuses Regional Countries of Planning to Invade as Deadline Passes military.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from military.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Niger s junta shuts airspace and accuses neighboring nations of invasion plans apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
West Africa’s regional bloc says heads of state will meet Thursday about next steps after Niger’s military junta defied the bloc’s deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president. The mutinous soldiers have closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack. They say any attempt to fly over Niger will be met with “an energetic and immediate response.” West African regional bloc ECOWAS have warned about using military force to reverse the coup. International airlines have begun to divert flights around Niger, which the United States and others had seen as the last major counterterrorism partner in the vast Sahel region.
West Africa’s regional bloc says heads of state will meet Thursday about next steps after Niger’s military junta defied the bloc’s deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president. The mutinous
West African leaders will meet Thursday after Niger s junta defies key deadline and shuts airspace – WFTV wftv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wftv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.