Niger coup leaders threaten to kill Bazoum if ECOWAS intrudes Niger’s junta has threatened to kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) attempted any military intervention to restore his rule. Daily Mail reports that a United States military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the representatives of the junta told the U.S. Under Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week. Recall that Bazoum, who was deposed on July 26, and his family are being...