The rebels will be defeated if the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) launches a military operation against the rebels in Niger. Such an opinion on the mood of NSN voice Alexei Podberezkin, Director of the Center for Military-Political Studies at MGIMO. According to him, Mali and Burkina Faso, which supported the coup, will not be able to help in this situation.
Nigeria will be intensely and rapidly involved in this process as it has the largest armed forces. <…> Of course, the powers of those who came to power in Niger are not enough. In this sense, Mali and Burkina Faso can do little to help them. They can bring together a maximum of 20-25 thousand people in total,” he said.
He added that it remains a question whether France and the United States will want to intervene directly in the conflict.
10 August ECOWAS instructed Due to the rebellion in Niger, the General Staff will immediately deploy a reserve force.
On the morning of July 26, Niger Presidential Guards detained President Mohamed Bazum at his residence in the country’s capital, Niamey. The work of all institutions in Niger was suspended, the country borders were closed. According to media reports, the reason for the rebellion was that the president of Niger raised the issue of the dismissal of the commander of the presidential guard, General Omar Tchiani.
Bazum turned to the United States for support after the coup plotters refused to restore him to power. At the same time, ECOWAS countries gave an ultimatum to the rebels, promising military intervention if they did not stop the coup.
formerly France supported ECOWAS decisions on Niger.