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There are growing tensions in Niger and the possibility of military intervention there by the West African bloc known as ECOWAS. West African military chiefs are set to meet next week. The group has directed a “standby force” to restore constitutional order in Niger following a military coup two weeks ago. Meanwhile there are concerns about the health of Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. He’s been under house arrest at the presidential palace and the junta has reportedly threatened to kill him if ECOWAS takes military action. FRANCE 24’s senior reporter Catherine Norris-Trent reports.
