- Niger’s junta, which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, have ignored international demands to reinstate the deposed leader.
- The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, which threatened to use military force to restore order in Niger, met in Ghana Thursday to discuss next steps.
- Niger’s junta called for tens of thousands of volunteers to help the armed forces in preparation for a possible foreign invasion.
West African defense chiefs met Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored their deadline to step down, leaving the region’s countries with few options in their effort to restore democratic rule.
Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown in July and remains under house arrest with his wife and son in the capital, Niamey.
Defense chiefs from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, were meeting Thursday in Ghana to discuss next steps in their stated goal of restoring Bazoum. Coup leaders in Niger already have ignored a…
