Reuters: West African Leaders to Meet on Niger After Junta Defies Deadline
NIAMEY (Reuters) -West African leaders scheduled a summit for Thursday to discuss the Niger junta's rejection of an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president, as the United States sent a top official to Niamey to push for a return to democracy.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had told leaders of the July 26 coup to stand down by Sunday or face a possible military intervention.
But the junta, under self-declared head of state General Abdourahamane Tiani, former commander of Niger's presidential guard, instead closed the airspace and pledged to defend the country.
The bloc has not directly responded but said on Monday it would hold the Thursday summit to discuss the standoff, a decision the European Union and United States said allowed more time for mediation.
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Update: West African Leaders Will Meet Thursday After Niger’s Junta Defies Key Deadline and Shuts Airspace (AP)
WNU Editor: Niger is calling ECOWAS's bluff to reinstate the ousted President or face a military intervention. And it gets worse. Nigeria, the country that will lead such an intervention, is facing significant internal opposition to not get involved .... Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger (BBC).
you can be sure that Russia will not intervene in the same way in Syria, it seems that from Syria there was something greater close to Israel already from Niger, I believe that China can help by having more of its companies in Niger and also in Sudan in 70% of Africa there are Chinese corporations
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