Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered Thursday for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags.
The demonstrators converged on the Independence Square in the heart of the city, following a call by a coalition of civil society associations on a day marking the country’s 1960 independence from France, according to AFP.
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Recall that Military Chiefs from some West African countries met in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital for a high-powered delegation meeting over the coup in the Republic of Niger.
The meeting which followed the threat of military action in Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is being chaired by the chairman of ECOWAS military chief, Gen. Christopher Musa.
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KOKO TV recalls that ECOWAS had on Sunday given Niger coupists one-week ultimatum to restore democratic order in the country or risk military action.
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