On Daybreak Africa: Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, on Thursday ordered the activation of the regional security forces to restore constitutional order in Niger. Plus, a political analyst says a peaceful resolution to the Niger crisis may still be possible. Aid donors provide $1.5 billion in assistance amid the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. There’s early campaign violence in the lead-up to Liberia’s October elections. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!