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ECOWAS had given Niger a week from Sunday to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum or face harder sanctions.“Following the unfortunate political situation in Niger Republic culminating in the overthrow of its president, ECOWAS under my leadership condemned the coup in its entirety and resolved to seek the return of the democratically elected government,” the letter reads.“Closure and monitoring of all land borders with Niger Republic and reactivating of the border drilling exercise.
“Military build up and deployment of personnel for military intervention to enforce compliance of the military junta in Niger should they remain recalcitrant.” On Wednesday, an ECOWAS delegation led by Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military head of state, arrived in Niamey, capital of Niger, to negotiate with the country’s military junta.
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