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 planned 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).
<!-- wp:html --><p>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 planned 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).</p><!-- /wp:html -->