Bloc issues ultimatum authorising potential use of force if Mohamed Bazoum is not released within week
A powerful bloc of west African states has suspended ties with Niger after a coup and authorised the possible use of force if the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, is not released and reinstated within a week.
The ultimatum was delivered by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) as France warned that any attacks on French citizens or its interests in Niger – a former colony – would provoke an “immediate and stringent” reaction. France’s embassy in Niamey was targeted during pro-junta and pro-Russia protests on Sunday.
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