[AdmSmith]

West African nations have approved armed intervention in Niger “as soon as possible”, the Ivory Coast president says, following a meeting to discuss the coup. At the meeting, leaders of the Ecowas regional bloc said they had agreed to assemble a “standby” military force.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said the use of force would be a “last resort”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66465146

[AdmSmith]

Niger's junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press.

https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-jihadis-west-africa-9032a0e1161551ffcfde4b785f6cf74a

But a threat like this is only effective before it is implemented.