West African leaders were weighing their next moves on Saturday as they seek to overturn a military coup in Niger that has rocked the region, but also triggered a groundswell of support in the country.
Ecowas on Thursday activated a task force of troops for a possible military intervention to undo the seventh coup in West and Central Africa in three years.West African leaders were weighing their next moves on Saturday as they seek to overturn a military coup in Niger that has rocked the region but also triggered a groundswell of support in the country.
The regional bloc ECOWAS on Thursday decided to activate a task force drawing on troops from across the region for a possible military intervention to undo what was the seventh coup in west and central Africa in three years.
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