In its initial response, ECOWAS under its new Chairman, who had promised to give no quarter to coupists, was decisive, giving the junta all of seven days to step down and return Bazoum to power. Tinubu’s anger was palpable, as was his concern that another coup in the Sahel could cause a domino effect. “They cannot use the gun given to them to protect the sovereignty of the country and turn it against the…
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