The coup of Niger: The second day of the ECOWAS military chiefs meeting
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The coup of Niger: The second day of the ECOWAS military chiefs meeting
Today Friday, the military chiefs of the West African countries are discussing the second and last day in the city of Accra, Ghana, where they spoke about the possibility of using military force in Niger, if the diplomatic system fails to bring the end of the military coup.
On July 26, the military officers overthrew the elected President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and ignored the calls made by the United Nations, the West African ECOWAS and others for the restoration of he is at work, the situation that made the countries of the region give the order that their forces should be ready.
During their two-day meeting, which concluded with a closing ceremony at around 1600 GMT, the defense chiefs discussed strategy and other possible deployments, according to the official schedule.
The use of military force is still a last resort, but "if all else fails, the heroes of West Africa are ready to respond to the call to action," said ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah. , at the beginning of the meeting on Thursday.
He said that most of the 15 countries of the group are ready to join the armed forces, except for those under military rule, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea and the small country of Cape Verde.