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West African nations demand reinstatement of Niger president after coup

West African nations demand reinstatement of Niger president after coup

Bloc issues ultimatum authorising potential use of force if Mohamed Bazoum is not released within week

A powerful bloc of west African states has suspended ties with Niger after a coup there and authorised the possible use of force if the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, is not released and reinstated within a week.

The ultimatum was delivered by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) as France warned that any attacks on French citizens or its interests in Niger – a former colony – would provoke an “immediate and stringent” reaction. France’s embassy in Niamey, Niger’s capital, was targeted during pro-junta and pro-Russia protests on Sunday.

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