W.African mediators leave Niger without meeting junta leader
W.African mediators leave Niger without meeting junta leader
A team from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States, left Niger without meeting the leader of the junta which seized power in a coup, a delegation member said Friday.
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, however, said the bloc will do its best to resolve the crisis amicably but ECOWAS said it could resort to military intervention as a last resort.
Niger’s junta meanwhile warned it would meet force with force.
“Any aggression or attempted aggression against the State of Niger will see an immediate and unannounced response from the Niger Defence and Security Forces on one of (the bloc’s) members,” one of the putschists said in a statement read on national television late Thursday.
AFP
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