The military junta said it shuttered the country's airspace because of the "threat of intervention." An ECOWAS demand to restore President Bazoum or risk military action has now expired.
Niger's military junta has remained defiant despite ECOWAS threatening to attack. The regional bloc had said the military had until Sunday to return power to the democratically elected president.
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A new report says oil giants Shell and Eni should foot a $12-billion bill to clean up a spills in Bayelsa state but they have denied wrongdoing. Instead, Shell and Eni say illegal refineries and oil theft are to blame.
A new report says oil giants Shell and Eni should foot a $12-billion bill to clean up a spills in Bayelsa state but they have denied wrongdoing. Instead, Shell and Eni say illegal refineries and oil theft are to blame.