DSS has entered the chat room. 
Seriously, if anyone expecting thew coupists to leave without being forced? Common, until the military know that a coup is not an option, there will always be attempts. So yes, AU and ECOWAS should do the needful and restore democratic rule in Niger. No option should be off the table. The worst civilian government is still better than the best military.
One thing we should know is not to use the past to judge the present, everybody knows before now the Millitary regime is referred as the worst rule in government but in a case where the Civilian rule is becoming something else then I suggest a change of hands in government. Seriously, if anyone expecting thew coupists to leave without being forced? Common, until the military know that a coup is not an option, there will always be attempts. So yes, AU and ECOWAS should do the needful and restore democratic rule in Niger. No option should be off the table. The worst civilian government is still better than the best military.
Note: I am not in total support of the Millitary rule