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​Niger's junta supporters take part in a demonstration in front of a French army base in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 11, 2023.

Talk, not troops, in Niger

West African nations continue to dither on using force in Niger, even after last week’s resolution by the Economic Community of West African States bloc to send in troops to restore the government of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup flocked to a stadium in the capital Niamey on Sunday.

Niger deadline passes

The Economic Community of West African States threatened to intervene militarily if Niger’s coup leaders didn’t restore the country’s democratically elected leader, President Mohamed Bazoum, by Sunday. That deadline has now passed without any sign of a military response.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.