Abuja (AFP) – West African leaders came together Thursday for an emergency summit on the coup in Niger, whose new military rulers have defied an ultimatum – backed by the threat of force – to restore the elected president and pressed ahead with appointing a new government.
More than two weeks after the coup that toppled Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) says it is seeking a diplomatic solution but has not ruled out military intervention.
