The West African Economic Community’s Peace and Security Commissioner Abdel Fatau Musah said the exact date for the organization’s intervention in the situation in Niger has been set but will not be disclosed. It has been reported Al Jazeera.
“The exact date for the military intervention in Niger has been set, but we will not announce it,” Musah said.
Previously reportedIt is reported that the European Union will discuss the sanctions and the possible intervention of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) in Niger on 31 August. According to the source, the issue will come up at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Toledo. At the meeting, it was reported that the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell will present proposals for countering the insurgency and the participants will discuss ways to support ECOWAS in the face of a possible intervention.
On July 26, Niger President Mohammed Bazum and his wife were detained by their own bodyguards. On the night of July 27, the country’s Armed Forces declared a curfew and closed the borders, halting the work of all state institutions in the country. At the same time, the rebels in Niger ensured the physical integrity of the displaced government.
Former leader of the rebels anticipated mass bloodshed Under foreign interference in Niger.