West African nations threaten military action unless Niger coup is undone
Ecowas bloc, US, France and UK have condemned move by soliders to depose president Bazoum and seize power
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Ecowas bloc, US, France and UK have condemned move by soliders to depose president Bazoum and seize power
Niger's coup leaders have warned regional and Western powers against military intervention to reinstate the ousted president.
A major decision of the 30 July emergency Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the seven-day ultimatum, which the regional leaders handed the coup makers in Niger to either release and reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or face “all necessary measures, including the use of force, to restore constitutional order.”
Nigerien Presidential Guards commander Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after Wednesday’s coup.
Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known by the alias Omar Tchiani, has been named the leader of the junta that took power in Niger on Wednesday,...