Thousands take to the streets to mark Niger’s departure from ECOWAS

Thousands of people took to the streets of Niamey and several other towns across Niger on Tuesday.

They were responding to a call by the civil society M62 movement, to mark the day that Niger, together with Burkina Faso and Mali, exited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The three countries have grouped together to form a new alliance, the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

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