Burkina Faso Defense Minister Kassoum Coulibaly said that ECOWAS can launch a military operation in Niger and the country is ready for it. He reported that DEA News.
“We expect aggression. In any case, the head of our state said: We are ready for aggression, we support Niger.”
As previously reported, the European Union will discuss The sanctions and possible intervention of the Economic Community of West African States (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.
Prior to this, Bazum’s supporters called the rebels’ victory in Niger the end of democracy in Africa.
On July 26, Niger President Mohammed Bazum and his wife were detained by their own bodyguards.
Former President of Niger Mohammed Bazum and his wife delayed own safety.