🔴 Live: Niger coup supporters protest near French military base as ECOWAS suspends meeting

Thousands of supporters of Niger’s junta rallied near a French military base on Friday to protest plans by West African bloc ECOWAS to deploy an armed force to the country. The demonstrations came as the regional bloc indefinitely suspended a meeting between army chiefs of staff in Ghana’s capital Accra that had been planned for Saturday. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).