The demonstrators waved placards saying 'Stop the military intervention' and 'No to sanctions', in reference to the financial and trade restrictions imposed by West African regional bloc ECOWAS four days after the coup.
Pope Francis expressed hope Sunday for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African nation.After ECOWAS chiefs of staff met in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Friday, the 17-nation bloc said it had agreed on a date for a potential intervention.
In his televised address on Saturday, Tiani alleged that ECOWAS was"getting ready to attack Niger by setting up an occupying army in collaboration with a foreign army", without saying which country he meant.
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'We are ready to go': ECOWAS sets date for possible Niger interventionThe statement comes at the end of a two-day meeting of West African army chiefs in Ghana's capital Accra, where they have been hashing out details for a possible use of force in Niger as a last resort.
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ECOWAS sets 'D-Day' for possible military intervention in NigerThe West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup.
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Mali, Burkina Faso send warplanes to Niger amid ECOWAS intervention concernThe military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali previously released a statement saying military intervention could destabilise the entire West African region.
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ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niger a day after military intervention threatECOWAS is pushing for a peaceful resolution to the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum, but emphasised they were ready to intervene militarily if coup leaders continue to defy international pressure to stand down.
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Niger junta leader warns against attacks amid ECOWAS visitGeneral Abdourahamane Tchiani says during a televised address that any attack on the country won't be a 'walk in the park', denouncing the 'illegal' sanctions imposed on the country by ECOWAS.
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Thousands of Niger junta supporters overwhelm call for civilian volunteersSupporters of Niger's junta were forced on Saturday to halt a census of people willing to volunteer for non-military roles in defence against a possible intervention by West African powers, saying they had been overwhelmed by the numbers who turned up.
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