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Niger coup: West African bloc prepared for military intervention
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August 17, 2023
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5:00Now PlayingIf all else fails 'we are going into Niger' - that was the message from a West African bloc of nations today.
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Defence chiefs from the ECOWAS group have been meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra, to discuss details of a stand-by military force.
The group's commissioner insisted military intervention was a last resort - but voiced his frustration at efforts to engage diplomatically with Niger's new junta. They took control in a coup late last month and have held the elected President in detention since.
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