The meeting of the chiefs of staff of the armed forces of the countries participating in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for August 12 to resolve the situation in Niger, has been cancelled. It gives information about TASS citing anonymous sources in military circles.
The message says “postponed indefinitely”.
The meeting was canceled due to “technical issues,” according to the source.
The material explains that the main purpose of the meeting was to inform community leaders about the “best options” for mobilizing and forming a reserve force.
As the chiefs of staff of the armed forces of ECOWAS reported the previous day intend to keep They met in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on 12 August to discuss a new action plan to resolve the situation in Niger.
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.
Former leader of the rebels estimated “Massacre and chaos” under foreign intervention in Niger.