BERLIN, Aug 14, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Niger will be able to thwart sanctions 
imposed by West African bloc ECOWAS in response to last month's coup, new 
Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said in an interview released Monday. 

"We think that even though it is an unfair challenge that has been imposed on 
us, we should be able to overcome it. And we will overcome it," Zeine, who 
was appointed by Niger's military leaders, told German broadcaster Deutsche 
Welle.