NIAMEY: Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Sunday with the approach of the West African bloc’s deadline for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention. Niger’s military leaders have said they will meet force with force. Algeria, itself an economic and military power on the continent which shares a long land border with Niger, has warned against a military solution. “What is the situation today in countries that have experienced military intervention?,” he said, pointing to Libya and Syria. Senior Nigerian politicians have urged President Bola Tinubu to reconsider the threatened military intervention.
