West African Regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday gave an ultimatum of one week to the military junta that took power in Niger earlier last week, to return the country to constitutional normalcy. Thousands of supporters of the military junta responded by taking to the streets of the capital, Niamey, waving Russian flags and denouncing former colonial power, France. Pleaded one Niamey resident, Omar Baomoussa: “I would like to say the European Union, African Union and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), please stay out of our business”. In a…
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