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Niger residents, fearing invasion, call for army recruitment to protect coupECOWAS has activated a 'standby force' to restore order in Niger after the junta ignored a deadline to release and reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.WorldAug 16, 2023
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With pressure on Niger mounting, armed intervention unlikely: expertECOWAS activated its standby force and the U.S. says Niger's military junta is responsible for the health of the ousted president. An expert says intervention isn't likely.WorldAug 11, 2023
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Could Niger’s turmoil echo Syria — and give extremists a new foothold?West African states will hold a summit on Thursday to discuss Niger's junta, after backing down from military intervention, as fears of a power vacuum grow.PoliticsAug 9, 2023
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Deadline arrives for Niger juntas to reinstate president but tensions remainNigeria's Senate pushed back on Saturday against the plan by ECOWAS urging Nigeria's president, the bloc's current chair, to explore options other than the use of force.WorldAug 6, 2023
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Mali transitional president appoints new prime minister days after being sworn inThe appointment of a civilian prime minister was a major condition imposed by the West African regional economic bloc, ECOWAS, on Mali to lift sanctions that were imposed after an Aug. 18 coup.PoliticsSep 27, 2020
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