Published: Aug 20, 2023, 04:35 IST | Updated: Aug 20, 2023, 04:35 IST
A delegation from the ECOWAS regional bloc of West Africa met the deposed president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and had discussions with the head of the junta, General Abdourahmane Tchiani. A day after the military commanders of the bloc declared they were prepared to act militarily to reinstate Bazoum, a plane carrying the delegation touched down in the nation's capital Niamey at around 1pm on Saturday.