Live: Niger junta says it cannot host West African mission The Niger junta said on Tuesday that it cannot host a mission from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS for security reasons. The coup leaders named Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new prime minister on Monday in a statement read out on national television. And US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Monday diplomacy is the 'preferred way' to resolve the crisis in Niger as coup leaders held talks with a US envoy. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfold. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
