West African Leaders Threaten Intervention in Niger After Military Coup: WestAfrica
Leaders from Ecowas, the bloc of West African nations, held an emergency summit in Nigeria on Sunday to discuss last week's coup.
Ecowas gave the junta seven days to reinstate Bazoum, who is being held captive in Niamey by the presidential guards unit. In a statement, the regional bloc said it would"take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order" if its demands were not met within a week. "Such measures may include the use of force", the statement said, adding that military chiefs are to meet"immediately" to that effect.
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