Kathleen FitzGibbon



West African bloc says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails

  • ECOWAS top brass meeting comes after fresh violence in the insurgent-hit country, with militants killing at least 17 soldiers in an ambush
  • Anger at the bloodshed from militant insurgencies has fueled military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger since 2020
By Agencies ·