Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”.
“Faced with the threat of intervention, which is becoming clearer through the preparation of neighboring countries, Niger’s airspace is closed from this day on Sunday… for all aircraft until further notice,” the country’s new rulers said in a statement.
Any attempt to violate the country’s airspace would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”, the statement added.
ECOWAS issued its ultimatum a week ago, demanding that power be handed back to the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday night at midnight (2300 GMT).
Thousands of coup supporters in Niger gather for a rally to cheer on the generals claiming power, as the deadline set by the West African bloc for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention approaches.
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