West African Nations Threaten Military Action Unless Niger Coup Is Undone

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West African leaders on Sunday threatened military action against Niger, where soldiers seized power in a coup on Wednesday, unless the country’s democratically elected president was restored to office within a week.

The demand was issued by the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, the 15-member regional bloc, after a crisis summit meeting in Nigeria. It echoed earlier calls by the United States and France, major security allies of Niger, threatening to cut aid and military ties unless the deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, was restored.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/world/africa/west-africa-niger-coup.html
 
"Coup supporters waved Russian flags in Niamey on Sunday and hung one on the wall of the French Embassy — an echo of similar scenes in Burkina Faso and Mali, where Russian flags also emerged among people celebrating coups in 2021 and 2022.
 
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