ECOWAS emergency summit: West African nations activate standby force

Hundreds of coup supporters have gathered near a French base in Niger.
They're also voicing anger at the West African bloc ECOWAS.

Leaders agreed to activate a standby military force, after an holding an emergency summit in Abuja on Thursday.
Defence chiefs will meet in Ghana next week to discuss the plan.
The African Union has extended its support to ECOWAS to end Niger's military takeover.

Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb is monitoring developments for us in Senegal's capital Dakar.

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