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Niamey residents reflect on situation as West African defense chiefs discuss crisis in Niger

(18 Aug 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REFILE OF NIGER COUP MOOD (4449547) WHICH WAS KILLED++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Niamey - 18 August 2023 1. Wide of street garage 2. Various of men working on cars 3. Wide of street 4. Various of street shop 5. Exterior of restaurant 6. Various of restaurant owner inside restaurant cooking 7. Close of empty table 8. Wide of almost empty dining room 9. SOUNDBITE (French) Issa Komoussa, local resident: "ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) can come here if they want, we are waiting for them. They will get what comes for them. We will wait for them and they will have to go through our dead bodies before reaching the putschists. We are waiting for them. What do they expect? Where was ECOWAS when they (the jihadists) shot our parents, our wives in villages over there? Where was ECOWAS then? Our people got shot and ECOWAS did not even share condolences for them. Now we put one man down and suddenly ECOWAS exists? If they want to have a cooperation then there should be a cooperation to fight the jihadists, those terrorising Africa, in the first place." 10. Man sitting at table 11. SOUNDBITE (French) Mamou Ahmed, local resident: (Journalist: "Will you fight if they (ECOWAS) come here?") "Of course I will fight." (Journalist: "And why?") "For the population, for the Nigeriens, for my country." 12. Wide of street STORYLINE: Amid Niger's political crisis, citizens of the West African nation are going about their daily life, as ECOWAS' (Economic Community of West African States) decision on a military intervention is still pending. Niger has been in crisis since mutinous soldiers overthrew the country's President Mohamed Bazoum in July, and detained him, along with his wife and son. Niamey resident Issa Komoussa expressed anger towards ECOWAS, and said they "will get what comes for them," while another resident said he would be prepared to fight them if they were to enter the country. ECOWAS defence chiefs began yesterday a two-day meeting in Ghana to discuss the situation in Niger, and a decision on whether or not to use force is expected later on today. Niger’s coup was seen by the international community and ECOWAS as one too many in the region, and in addition to threatening a military invasion, the bloc has imposed severe economic and travel sanctions. AP video shot by Sam Mednick. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...