West Africa: Junta in Niger Recalls Ambassador After Ivorian President ‘Backs Armed Force’

Leaders of the coup in Niger on Tuesday recalled the country’s ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire as top politicians from across the continent discussed the crisis..

Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for the junta, said the ambassador had returned to Niamey for consultations.

The move follows comments last week by the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in which he said he was prepared to provide troops for any military intervention in Niger.

In an address on national TV, Abdramane said Ouattara’s…