EU, US Join ECOWAS Call for Niger Military Junta to Halt Coup

Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. [VOA]

The European Union and the United States have called for the military junta that seized power in Niger last week to halt their coup and return President Mohamed Bazoum to office.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday expressed support for actions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which Sunday imposed sanctions on the coup leaders and gave them a one-week deadline to cede power or face measures including "the use of force."