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The Economic Community of West African States warned it could take military action against coup leaders if Niger’s ousted president was not reinstated by Sunday, but the military junta in control of the country ignored the warning and closed Niger’s airspace. The BBC’s Chris Ewokor is in neighboring Nigeria and has the latest.
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