People are already feeling the impact of economic sanctions imposed after a military coup.
Zara Kada serves up dishes of rice, fish and vegetables in plastic bowls to her customers sitting on wooden benches in the capital of Niger's capital, Niamey. This business is a lifeline for the widowed mother-of-seven but it's under threat as food prices have shot up after economic sanctions were imposed after the military seized power.
The Economic Community of West African States is determined to stop yet another military takeover in the region - the sixth in just three years."There is a contagion and if we do not determinedly stop what has happened there, then which country is next?" he asks. On the streets of Niamey, there is real anger at the way regional governments have reacted and the threat of military intervention.
Another member of the unit, Moudi Moussa, agrees: "We are here to defend our country because the country is threatened by Ecowas mercenaries. I call them mercenaries in the pay of [French President Emmanuel] Macron. So we are here to protect our Niger and the people of Niger."In his crammed tailor's shop, he picks out white, blue and red pieces of cloth - the colours of the Russian tricolour."It was with the advent of the [General] Tchiani coup that I started sewing flags.
The coup has unleashed widespread anti-French sentiment in the country. Paris is accused of continuing to wield undue influence in Niger long after independence and unfairly benefiting from its natural resources while most people live below the poverty line.
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