ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana Thursday, Friday to discuss Niger crisis – The North Africa Post

Army chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS are set to fulfill Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana, to debate a attainable army intervention in Niger, one week after leaders accredited deployment of a “standby power”.

The assembly was initially slated for Saturday August 12 however has been postponed amid diplomatic efforts to carry new Niger leaders to revive democratic order and launch deposed chief Mohamed Bazoum.

The ECOWAS leaders had met in Abuja earlier to push for a diplomatic answer whereas additionally demanding the deployment of a standby power.

The Junta is Niger slammed the choice and introduced plans to attempt Bazoum “for top treason”.

Because the army Chiefs gear up for the assembly, Russia’s chief Vladimir Putin in a phone dialog together with his Malian counterpart Assimi Goita, has burdened the significance of resolving the Niger disaster by diplomatic means.

Mali and Burkina Faso, two Russia’s key allies in Africa, have vowed to aspect with Niger ought to the regional bloc conduct a army intervention.