Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS have agreed on a plan for Military intervention in Niger if the military junta does not restore civilian rule by Sunday. The bloc met in Nigeria's capital on Friday and is determined to take action but has not disclosed specific details. The coup leaders have been given a one-week deadline to restore the elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regret over the authoritarian repression in Niger, while neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso warned that intervention would be seen as a declaration of war.

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