frican leaders have threatened military intervention and imposed economic sanctions to restore democratic rule in Niger, following a military coup. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) stated that Niger's military junta has one week to return elected President Mohamed Bazoum to power. The coup, backe

inent journalists. Much of the opposition, having given up on the Malian Army, wants an outside force to come in to clean up the mess in the north. The Economic Community of West African States, known as Ecowas, is willing, and said in late July that it had secured Mali's consent to go ahead with plans for a 3,000-so