Monday 7 August2023, 13:51 paris time
A source close to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said this Monday that an immediate military intervention to restore President Mohamed Bazoum is not being envisaged at this stage.
But a summit of its member nations' leaders is possible in coming days to decide on next steps, the source added.
Nations like Italy and Germany spoke in favour of a diplomatic solution in the trouble west African nation.
Italy urged ECOWAS to extend the deadline and seek a diplomatic solution, with a similar call from Germany.
"We support ECOWAS in its mediation efforts, which are still ongoing," a foreign ministry spokesman told a press briefing.
Neighbouring Mali said it and Burkina Faso, both suspended from West African bloc ECOWAS over their own military coups, are sending a joint official delegation to Niamey to show "solidarity (with) the people of Niger".
They have said military intervention would be tantamount to a declaration of war.
Niger's military leaders have closed the nation's airspace and on Monday its skies were clear of traffic, according to the flight tracking website Flightradar24.
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