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Newshour: 07/08/2023 20:06 GMT: West African leaders to meet amid Niger coup

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West African leaders to meet amid Niger coup

07/08/2023 20:06 GMT

07/08/2023 20:06 GMT: West African leaders to meet amid Niger coup

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ECOWAS leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss possible Niger intervention

ECOWAS leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss possible Niger intervention.

A deadline for civilian rule to be restored in Niger has passed. The ultimatum was imposed by the West African grouping of countries, ECOWAS, threatening military intervention if the leaders of the coup in Niger did not comply. ECOWAS says it will hold a summit in the Nigerian Capital, Abuja, on Thursday to discuss the situation.

Also in the programme: An Israeli military spokesperson describes West Bank settler violence as 'terrorism'; and Italy is to trial free taxis to curb drunk driving.

(Picture: Niger's junta leaders were cheered by thousands of supporters at a defiant rally in Niamey on Sunday. Credit: Reuters)

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