'Get Ready For War': Niger Residents Gear Up To Fight West-Backed ECOWAS Amid Coup Tensions

Published on Aug 16, 2023 11:53 pm IST

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically elected president, AP has reported. Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass recruitment of volunteers to assist the army in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, which says it will use military force if the junta doesn't reinstate the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Watch.

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