AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action
The African Union (AU) appears to have left room open for military intervention by a west African political bloc to restore democracy in Niger, as Algerian state radio said it had refused a French request to fly over its airspace for a military operation.
France’s joint defence staff, however, denied the country had made any request to Algeria to use its airspace for a military operation in Niger.
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