The Board deems ECOWAS’s mission “useless” as “the position is known” on the situation in Niger. The ECOWAS heads of state will meet this Thursday to decide what their next steps will be, without ruling out military intervention.
The Economic Community of West African States (Cedeao) has confirmed that it was unable to meet yesterday in Niger with that country’s military junta, which rejected the visit after representatives of the bloc, the african union (AU) and the UN contact her to negotiate her withdrawal.
“The mission was canceled following a statement from the Nigerien military authorities, sent late at night, indicating that they could not receive the tripartite delegation,” ECOWAS said in a statement last night. That mission “was part of the ongoing effort to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis in Niger,” he added.
A source from the self-proclaimed National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), responsible for the July 26 coup, told EFE that the board considers the ECOWAS mission “useless” as “its position is known” about the situation. in Nigeria. In this way, the source criticized the financial and commercial sanctions imposed by the regional bloc, as well as the threat of military action if constitutional order is not restored.
The bloc of West African countries has been on the table since July 30 for a possible military intervention against the coup junta if it does not return power to deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum.
On Thursday, ECOWAS heads of state will meet at a second extraordinary summit in Niger to decide their next steps after their seven-day ultimatum for the coup leaders to withdraw expired last Sunday.
Potential military action has divided the continent, with the governments of Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal clearly confirming that their armies are available to intervene in Niger territory. At the other extreme, Mali and Burkina Faso, ruled by military juntas, oppose the use of force, claiming that any intervention in Niger would amount to a declaration of war on them. The junta in Niger has warned that the use of force will have an “immediate” and “energetic” response.
Source: EITB
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