Niger's new military leaders accused France of amassing forces for a possible military intervention in the country following the coup in July. French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that he would only take action at the demand of deposed Nigerien leader Mohamed Bazoum.
Niger's junta spokesman, Maj. Amadou Abdramane, said that France is also considering collaborating in such an intervention with the Economic Community of West African States, a regional bloc known as ECOWAS.
Macron said he wouldn't directly respond to the junta's claim when asked about it after the Group of 20 summit. Macron, however, added that France “fully” supports the position of ECOWAS, which has said it's considering a military intervention as an option to reinstate Bazoum as president. The junta spokesman said that France has deployed military aircraft and armored vehicles in countries like Ivory Coast, Senegal and Benin for such an aggression, a claim that The Associated Press couldn't independently verify.
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