A make-or-break moment for ECOWAS? West African summit on Niger coup underway • FRANCE 24 English

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu said West African leaders should try all diplomatic routes to ensure a swift return to constitutional rule in Niger, including dialogue with the coup leaders there, as a summit of heads of state began on Thursday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must decide how to respond to the junta, which defied an Aug. 6 deadline to stand down, instead closing Niger's airspace and vowing to defend the country against any foreign attack.
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