EU ministers back sanctions against Niger coup leaders

The European Union’s foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to take steps against military leaders who seized power in Niger in late July.

The decision came during talks in the Spanish city of Toledo, which were also attended by the foreign minister of the ousted Niger civilian government. The talks also included Omar Alieu Touray, the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission.

Foreign ministers from the EU’s 27 member states expressed deep concern and…