Niger: Coupists seek Russia's help as ECOWAS mulls military action

Clash imminent as regional body orders borders closure, no-fly zone Chiefs of Defence Staff asked to act French embassy attacked; US considers cutting off ties Military intervention will be catastrophic – Expert   By Kamarudeen Ogundele, Muideen Olaniyi (Abuja) & Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos)   A clash is imminent as the coupists in the Republic of…

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