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UNBELIEVABLE: West african bloc ecowas rejects niger junta s transition plan - Caught on Camera

ECOWAS Niger AbdelFatau Musah Abdourahamane Tchiani Mohamed Bazoum Democracy
Abdel-Fatau Musah, Ecowas commissioner, briefs the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS - FRANCIS KOKOROKO

West Africa's Ecowas bloc has rejected a call by Niger's coup leaders for a three-year transition back to democracy. The body is putting together a standby force for a potential military intervention.

New military ruler General Abdourahamane Tchiani has declared he will hold off a return to civilian rule after army officers toppled President Mohamed Bazoum last month.

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