Niger's capital Niamey remains calm in the face of a possible military intervention by West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS, as its ultimatum for the country's coup leaders to reinstate the ousted president expires
Niger ranks 189th out of 191 countries in the 2022 UN Human Development Index. / Photo: Reuters
Niamey's streets on Sunday showed sporadic signs of support for the junta, which has said it will not bow to external pressure to stand down following the July 26 power grab. Defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States agreed on military action on July 30, including when and where to strike, if the detained President, Mohamed Bazoum, was not released and reinstated by Sunday.
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