Niger junta to ECOWAS: We don't want war -- but attacks will be resisted

Abdourahmane Tiani, Niger Republic’s new military leader, says the country is ready to defend itself against invasion from ECOWAS.

Abdourahmane Tiani, leader of Niger Republic’s new military administration, says the country is ready to defend itself against any form of invasion from the Economic Community of West African States .

According to the coup leader, “a military intervention will not be the walk in the park some people seem to think”. “There exists an excellent neighbourliness and good relationship between the two countries that are closely linked economically, culturally and geographically,” the statement reads.

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