Niger latest: Coup leaders shut down airspace after ultimatum

Political leaders in West Africa are meeting to decide their next moves - after the military junta in Niger defied an ultimatum to hand back power to the country's democratically elected president.
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As the deadline passed - the coup leaders shut down Niger's airspace and called on the population to come to the country's defence.

While two neighbouring states also run by military juntas - Burkina Faso and Mali - offered to send in their own delegations to express solidarity.
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