ECOWAS

Niger’s citizens await what’s next as deadline arrives for president to be reinstated

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

The deadline arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means.

What would ECOWAS’s threat to use force to restore democracy in Niger look like?

By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

This is the first time in recent years that ECOWAS has considered the use of force to restore democracies in countries where the military took over.

Europe evacuates foreigners from Niger as tensions rise after coup

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

European militaries are continuing to evacuate foreign nationals in Niger, with a third French military flight expected to depart the African nation's capital.

Niger coup leaders gain support from neighbors as France plans evacuation

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

In hotels in the capital, French and other European citizens, including some who have worked in the country for years, packed their bags awaiting news of where and when the evacuation would happen.

West African nations threaten force if Niger’s president isn’t reinstated after coup

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

West African nations have given Niger's coup leaders one week to reinstate the country's democratically elected president and have threatened to use forces if the demands aren't met.