Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if countries attempted military intervention to restore his rule.
Two Western officials told the Associated Press about the Nigerien junta’s plans to kill Mohammed Bazoum if ECOWAS goes ahead with its planned military intervention.
ECOWAS has imposed harsh economic and travel sanctions, but analysts say it may be running out of options as support fades for intervention. The bloc has failed to stem past coups in the region: Niger is the fourth of its member states to undergo a coup in the last three years.
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