West African military chiefs on Friday said a plan for a possible military intervention in Niger if coup leaders do not stand down has been made. Earlier, France rejected the Niger junta's move to scrap bilateral military pacts, saying only Niger’s "legitimate" leadership was entitled to do so. The news comes after an ECOWAS delegation left the capital of Niamey without meeting coup leader Abdourahamane Tiani. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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