General Mohamed Toumba

Members of a military council that staged a coup in Niger attend a rally at a stadium in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023. (Reuters

West African leaders will meet Thursday after Niger’s junta defies key deadline and shuts airspace

  • The junta claimed that two central African countries were preparing for an invasion, but did not name them
  • It was not immediately clear what ECOWAS leaders will do now
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