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Niger junta leader announces plan to restore democracy in 3 years

Ecowas remains committed to resolving the crisis through diplomatic channels but is ready to apply force if negotiations prove unsuccessful

The Independent UK

West African delegation meets ousted president in coup-hit Niger

A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger and met ousted president Mohamed Bazoum on Saturday, as they sought a peaceful rather than military solution to the country's woes after army officers seized power in a coup.

Radio France Internationale

Niger coup leader proposes a three-year transition of power

Abdourahmane Tchiani warns that any military intervention in Niger ‘will not be a walk in the park’ for those involved.

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West African mission lands in coup-hit Niger for talks

The delegation led by former Nigerian president Abdulsalami Abubakar flew into the capital early afternoon on Saturday, a day after Ecowas military chiefs announced they were ready to intervene to reinstate the ousted president.

Radio France Internationale

Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation meets deposed president, military govt leader

Soldiers who overthrew the democratically elected president in July have quickly entrenched themselves in power.

Al Jazeera

ECOWAS delegation meets Niger’s President Bazoum with military-appointed PM

An ECOWAS delegation in Niger on Saturday met with ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the presence of the military-appointed prime minister, Ali Zeine, and a member of the junta, according to FRANCE 24’s correspondent. The meeting came hours after the delegation arrived in Niger’s capital Niamey in a fresh bid…

France 24

West African bloc says undisclosed 'D-Day' set for possible Niger intervention

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday said it had agreed an undisclosed "D-Day" for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, stressing that it would not hold endless dialogue with the defiant junta.

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A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger's deepening crisis

A delegation from regional nations is expected to arrive in Niger in a last-ditch diplomacy effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country’s president last month

The Independent UK

ECOWAS military force ready to intervene in Niger 'anytime order is given'

ECOWAS is 'ready to go anytime the order is given’ for a military intervention in Niger. That's what the bloc’s commissioner for peace and security said on the second day of a military meeting in Ghana. West African defence chiefs discussed strategy for a possible intervention and came up with…

France 24

ECOWAS defence chiefs agree ‘D-day’ for Niger military intervention

West African bloc agrees to activate standby force as a last resort if diplomatic efforts fail after coup in Niger.

Al Jazeera

Ecowas seeks to finalise military standby force to stabilise Niger

West African regional leaders continued meeting for a second day Friday to decide the make-up of a military force with the potential to intervene in coup-hit Niger. The country's junta has ignored an Ecowas deadline to step down, leaving the region with few options in its effort to restore democratic…

Radio France Internationale

ECOWAS force ready to intervene in Niger 'anytime the order is given'

ECOWAS could send a diplomatic mission to Niger on Saturday, an official said Friday, as ECOWAS defence chiefs continued their talks in Ghana on the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored the West African bloc's deadline to step down. The news comes as the US said it is…

France 24

West African militaries meet to finalise possible Niger intervention

West African army chiefs discuss possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah says most of bloc's 15 member states ready to participate in standby force. Last resort if diplomacy fails, to further destabilise Sahel region.

The Hindu

ECOWAS defence chiefs meet to discuss potential military intervention in Niger

West African defence chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger after coup leaders there ignored their deadline to step down. Nigeria has emerged as the strongest voice pushing for military action but all the ECOWAS leaders at the summit said diplomacy remains their…

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The Guardian - UK

West African bloc prepared for military intervention after Niger coup

Ecowas says it is ready to restore democracy and describes president Mohamed Bazoum as a hostage

Al Jazeera

Most of West Africa ready to join standby force in Niger: ECOWAS

ECOWAS commissioner says all member states will join the force except those under military rule and Cape Verde.

The Conversation

Niger: Ecowas military intervention could trigger 3 bad outcomes

The threat of military force to end the coup in Niger has led to significant divisions in the region.

The Independent UK

Niger's neighbors running out of options as defense chiefs meet to discuss potential military force

Analysts say regional countries are facing a crisis of legitimacy as they run out of options and time to restore democratic rule in Niger after soldiers ousted the president last month

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Radio France Internationale

West African bloc meets on Niger as AU 'rebuffs' military move

Defence leaders from West Africa’s Ecowas bloc began meeting in Ghana on Thursday to coordinate a potential military intervention in Niger, whose president was ousted in a coup. The talks come amid disagreement between African countries over the idea of foreign military action, after Ecowas said it would prepare a…

France 24

ECOWAS military chiefs begin talks on response to Niger coup

West African military chiefs began talks in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a possible armed intervention to reverse the coup in Niger. The African Union has rejected the idea of a military intervention, as have several regional capitals. The junta said it is open to talks but has been holding…

France 24

African Union and ECOWAS at odds over intervention in Niger on eve of summit

A day ahead of a meeting of West African military chiefs to hammer out what a military intervention in Niger might look like, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) appeared at odds over whether military action should be on the table. Follow our live…

Radio France Internationale

Niger says 17 soldiers killed in 'terrorist ambush' near border

Niger's junta on Wednesday said 17 of its soldiers had been killed in an ambush by insurgents near the Burkina Faso border, the deadliest attack since military officers seized power in a coup at the end of July.

The Guardian - UK

Niger coup backers call for mass mobilisation amid military threat from regional bloc

As Ecowas chiefs prepare to meet to discuss possible action against junta, civic group says ‘we need to be ready’

The Independent UK

Nigeriens prepare for war against regional countries threatening to invade, 3 weeks into the coup

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president

Radio France Internationale

Junta's prime minister says Niger is 'in a process of transition'

Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, the former finance minister installed as prime minister by Niger's military junta, says the country is in transition and will insist on its independence. He was speaking on a visit to Chad, where he met the president.

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