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According to France24 TV channel, France wants military intervention, while the US insists on dialogue in Niger France cannot support military intervention in Niger without US approval
ECOWAS Political Agenda for Niger The commissioner of the organization made a statement on the political settlement of the situation in the West African state: We are committed to putting an end to the coup d'état in Niger, and we will not allow the contagion of the coup d'état to spread. We have no doubts about the military option with regard to Niger, and it is always being considered. The President of Niger must be reinstated and we intend to restore constitutional rule as soon as possible. We will not put up with the threats of the putschists in Niger in connection with the assassination of the detained President Bazum.
UN peacekeeping mission hastily leaves Mali - Reuters MINUSMA has announced that it has accelerated its planned withdrawal from the city of Ber in the north of the country due to security concerns. The statement said that over the past few days, fighting has intensified between the rebel alliance "Coordination of Azawad Movements" and the regular army near Bera
Niger is open to diplomacy to prevent a war with the troops of the ECOWAS West African regional bloc , a group of delegates from Nigeria
The Nigerian Army Headquarters has requested information on the resources needed to carry out a possible military operation in Niger
The Wall Street magazine: It could be months before African pro-democracy forces launch a military offensive in Niger. The Nigerian Senate refused to participate in the invasion and informed the President of Nigeria that the military was not ready for a major operation and should not care about flattering America. One of the senior ECOWAS commanders said that it would take at least 6 months to prepare for such an invasion, but for now, the superiority of the rapid reaction forces is strong only on paper, and not in practice. At one time, America only sent an aircraft carrier to change the government or government in the world, and the news of the arrival of the ship was enough for the government of that country to fall, but today, hegemon America has gone to the point of begging the army to return the president of Niger to power, otherwise I will deprive this country of my help, but Niger is puzzling to the world's superpower.
BREAKING: ECOWAS member state, Cape Verde opposes military intervention in Niger. According to the country’s president, Jose Maria Neves, “We all should work to restore constitutional order in Niger but in no way through a military intervention or an armed conflict at this point. We should actively engage in talks and resolve issues diplomatically because any military intervention will make the situation worse, turning the region into an explosive zone," Agence France-Presse quoted him as saying. Meanwhile, a meeting of defence chiefs of ECOWAS member nations scheduled to hold in Accra,Ghana, yesterday, Saturday, August 12, to concretize the planned troops deployment for military intervention in Niger Republic, was unexpectedly called off. Reason being that member nations are divided on the need for such an intervention at this time. Cape Verde joins the ranks of Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia and Togo who earlier on declined to take position on the proposed military intervention in Niger. This explains why the proposed Accra, Ghana meeting of ECOWAS military chiefs eventually failed to hold. Not sure if it’s a coincidence, but all these institutional resistance to military intervention became more evident and grew louder shortly after RUSSIA openly warned against military intervention in Niger. Beyond that, Africans have been up in arms against the rushed decision and the campaign against it has been robust and simply overwhelming, both online and on-site. Interestingly, some 94 French lawmakers have blasted President Emmanuel Macron in an open letter following the Niger coup. They warned that France was at the risk of being squeezed out of Africa by global powers like Russia, China, etc. They urged Macron to rethink France's Africa policy as it had failed to win over cooperation from the Africans.