Leaders of the West African Ecowas bloc said Thursday they would deploy a "standby force" against the military leaders who seized control of Niger two.
The bloc had already set a deadline of last Sunday for the military leaders to reinstate Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum or face military intervention.
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