🔴 Live: Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS deadline expires

A deadline set by ECOWAS for Niger’s coup leaders to restore power to ousted President Mohamed Bazoum expired on Sunday, raising the prospect of military intervention in the West African country. As the deadline approached, military leadership announced it was closing the country’s airspace due to the « threat of intervention ». Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).