Niger’s military junta has refused the latest diplomatic attempt to reinstall the country’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. Military leaders rejected attempts by US officials on Monday and said a firm No to a proposed visit by ECOWAS representatives the African Union and the UN. In the meantime Niger has been slapped with more sanctions. West African leaders are to hold a further summit on the crisis on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Oliver Farry gives his analysis.
