Niger Coup: President Tinubu Reveals ECOWAS 'Last Option'
ECOWAS chairman, President Bola Tinubu said the only option to be taken regarding the coup in Niger, when others have been exhausted is the military option.
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ECOWAS chairman, President Bola Tinubu said the only option to be taken regarding the coup in Niger, when others have been exhausted is the military option.
General Abdulsalami Abubakar revealed that the military leaders in Niger have insisted that returning the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum into power won't work
The junta’s foreign ministry said the decision to expel the ambassador was a response to actions taken by the French government that were “contrary to the interests of Niger.”
Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday.
Some civil society organisations have stated that leaders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have failed to stand for fair and credible elections and their lack of respect for democratic tenets coupled with extreme poverty and corruption is the main cause of military coups in the African sub-region.