Niger Coup: ECOWAS Military Chiefs Postpone Meeting Troops from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed willingness to join a standby force to intervene in Niger following a coup against President Mohamed Bazoum.
Following the coup by the presidential guard, ECOWAS issued a 7-day ultimatum for the restoration of the president, threatening sanctions and even military intervention.
In response, the junta promised to fight foreign interference and threatened to assassinate President Bazoum.
Defence chiefs from the 15-member regional bloc met in Accra, Ghana, and resolved to activate its standby force.
Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner, reaffirmed this view to Al Jazeera.
According to the medium, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa,
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“Democracy is what we stand for and what we encourage.”
“The purpose of our meeting is not simply to react to events, but to chart a proactive course toward peace and stability.”
Burkina Faso and Mali, who have experienced several coups since 2020, have warned that any military action in Niger would be labeled an act of war, showing a schism in the region between its coastline and fragile Sahel countries.