Demonstrators took to the streets in Niger’s capital Niamey on Sunday in support of the July 26 coup and warned against any foreign military intervention.
French broadcaster, France 24, reported that the pro-putschists demonstrators chanted slogans hostile to former colonial power France and the ECOWAS, which is considering a potential military operation to reinstate ousted President Bazoum if ongoing negotiations with coup leaders fail.
The demonstrators waved placards with such inscriptions as “Stop the military intervention” and “No to sanctions”, in reference to the financial and trade restrictions imposed on Niger by the ECOWAS.
The pro-coup rally was accompanied by musicians praising the new military regime, AFP journalists reported.
