Thousands gathered in Niamey to answer a call from several organisations to support the military. Also on Saturday (Aug. 19), Ecowas envoys landed in Niger to try to pursue further dialogue with the junta. The delegation reportedly includes former Nigerian military head of state A. Abubakar.
A delegation from regional nations is expected to arrive in Niger in a last-ditch diplomacy effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country s president last month.
A delegation from regional nations will try to reach a peaceful solution with soldiers who overthrew Niger's president and hold him and his family in house arrest.
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