ECOWAS leaders consider Niger intervention

ECOWAS leaders consider Niger intervention

Author: BBC World Service August 9, 2023 Duration: 27:34

With the coup leaders in Niger refusing demands to hand power back to the elected government, the West African regional block ECOWAS is considering options including a military invasion of the country. ECOWAS is due to hold an extraordinary summit in Nigeria on Thursday to discuss its next move.

Plus, we speak to the reporter behind a new BBC investigation into the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women in Morocco and Sudan.

And we hear about what the African Development Bank is doing to improve access to clean water and sanitation on the continent.


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