On August 10, West African leaders contemplated potentially employing a standby force to reaffirm Niger’s constitutional framework. This move follows failed interventions from both regional figures and the global community. The ECOWAS conference in Abuja concluded with the decision to ready this force for potential deployment, though specifics remained scarce. ECOWAS chief, Omar Touray, alluded […]
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