US EditionWest African nations threaten to use force if Niger’s president isn’t reinstated within a week
- West African nations have given Niger's coup leaders one week to reinstate the country's democratically elected president or face potential military force to restore constitutional order.
- The Economic Community of West African States threatened to impose strict sanctions, including suspending all commercial and financial transactions with Niger and freezing assets, which could have a devastating impact on the impoverished nation.
- The coup in Niger has sparked international condemnation, with the EU and France already suspending aid, the United States rejecting the coup, and ECOWAS demanding the immediate release of President Mohamed Bazoum and the restoration of the legitimate government.
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NIAMEY.- Las naciones del oeste de África dieron una semana a los líderes golpistas en Níger para reinstaurar al presidente elegido democráticamente en el país, y amenazaron con emplear la fuerza si no se cumplían sus demandas.El anuncio se hizo tras una reunión de emergencia de países de África occidental en Nigeria el domingo, donde el bloque regional, conocido como Comunidad Económica de Estados de África Occidental (Cedeao), acordó responder…
West African nations enact sanctions against Niger after coup
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — West African nations have announced travel and economic sanctions against Niger and have threatened to use force if the leaders of a coup don’t reinstate the democratically elected president within one week. The sanctions announced after the regional bloc known as ECOWAS convened to respond to last week’s military takeover add to a growing list of penalties against the country, one of the least developed in the world, accord…
West African nations threaten force if Niger's president isn't reinstated after coup
West African nations have given Niger's coup leaders one week to reinstate the country's democratically elected president and have threatened to use forces if the demands aren't met.
West African Nations Threaten to Use Force if Niger's President Isn't Reinstated Within a Week
West African nations have given Niger's coup leaders one week to reinstate the country's democratically elected president and have threatened to use force if the demands aren't met.
African nations threaten military intervention in Niger after coup
A group of West African nations has threatened military intervention in Niger if ousted President Mohamed Bazoum is not returned to power by Aug. 6, ramping up pressure on the coterie of generals who deposed the elected leader and seized power there last week.
Mon. 8:33 a.m.: West African nations threaten to use force if Niger’s president isn’t reinstated within a week
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — West African nations have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the country’s democratically elected president and have threatened to use force if the demands aren’t met. The announcement came at the end of an emergency meeting of West African countries Sunday in Nigeria, where the regional bloc, known as ECOWAS, convened to respond to last week’s military takeover. President Mohamed Bazoum remains under house arr…
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