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The UK and its allies stand ready to support all efforts by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore democracy to Niger where President Mohamed Bazoum was recently overthrown, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said.
“It was important for African leaders to head up the response, and that if the UK receives specific requests for assistance it will consider them,” the BBC quotes Mr Cleverly as saying.
Regional leaders and Western countries have condemned the coup in Niger and imposed sanctions on the country.
But Malian and Burkinabe leaders have frowned on the regional bloc’s approach, warning that any military intervention in Niger would amount to a declaration of war against them.
