West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
The military junta in Niger is locked in a standoff with the Economic Community of West African States , which has taken its
The move echoes similar moves by juntas in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso in the wake of their coups and could drastically reshape a joint fight against an Islamist insurgency. An ECOWAS delegation is in the Nigerien capital Niamey, hoping to secure "a conclusive and amicable resolution" to the crisis, although the bloc has also imposed sweeping sanctions and warned it could authorise the use of force if Bazoum is not reinstated by Sunday.
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