Young Nigerien Men Answer Call for Volunteers | VOA News

Thousands of people lined up outside the main stadium in #Niamey on Saturday to register as volunteer fighters or to help with other needs in case the junta in #Niger requires support against a possible military intervention by regional countries.

Some parents brought their children to sign up, others said they'd been waiting since 3 a.m. local time, while groups of youth boisterously chanted in favor of the junta and against #ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) and the country's former colonial ruler France.

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