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Following the July 2023 coup in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) threatened the use of military force to restore constitutional order in the country. Soon afterwards, a video emerged online showing a man in military fatigues firing several different guns into his mouth and spitting out the bullets, unharmed. Text accompanying the footage claimed that the man was a Nigerien soldier showcasing his combat skills, ready to defend his country against external threats. But

Once upon a time, a cripple with a hunchback boasted about leading his people to war. He was warned to keep off because of his visible infirmity. He was asked how he would escape when the war broke out. He said it did not matter. He believed that since he was the king of his |

The AU Peace and Security Council endorsed Ecowas sanctions but rather than say the junta should return power to Bazoum.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) "has not declared war on the people of Niger nor is there any plan to invade" the country, Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission told journalists in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Friday, 25 August. But he described as "unacceptable," the 36-month transition plan announced |

Having discussed the many reasons why Nigeria must tarry about leading any war against Niger in part 3 of this treatise, we shall now discuss the critical issues regarding sovereignty in International Law, the UN and Regional Agencies, Nigerien Sovereignty and the International Laws and Instruments that govern wrongful Intervention. SOVEREIGNTY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW AND |