Senegal’s jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on hunger strike in prison to protest against his criminal charges, has been admitted to hospital, his party and local sources say.
Image caption: Supporters of the coup in Niger held a rally in the capital, Niamey, on Sunday
The army said it believes preparations to invade Niger had begun in two African countries but gave no evidence.Niger’s generals appear to be taking the threat of invasion by West African states seriously. Ecowas has said it hopes to resolve the crisis peacefully but warned that plans for a military intervention had been worked out.But neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali, also led by military rulers, have said they would defend Niger.
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