Niger’s military government said it can’t host Ecowas because of safety risk Leaders of Niger’s ruling military junta say they can’t accept a high-level diplomatic visit because there’d be a risk to the visitors’ security.
Delegates from the regional grouping Ecowas, the African Union and the United Nations had been due to fly on 8th of August. But the coup leaders told Ecowas that sanctions and the threat of invasion from the bloc had created public anger, so the delegation couldn’t be hosted with calm and in security. They added that Niger’s land and air borders were closed.
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