{"id":14672,"date":"2023-08-19T14:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T13:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=14672"},"modified":"2023-08-19T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T13:27:39","slug":"ecowas-defence-chiefs-say-d-day-set-for-possible-niger-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/ecowas-defence-chiefs-say-d-day-set-for-possible-niger-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS defence chiefs say ‘D-Day’ set for possible Niger invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Africa’s main regional bloc on Friday said it had agreed an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, stressing that it would not hold endless dialogue with the defiant junta.<\/p>\n

The comments came at the end of a two-day meeting of West African army chiefs in Ghana’s capital Accra, where they have been hashing out the logistics and strategy for a possible use of force in Niger. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said such action would be a last resort.<\/p>\n

“We are ready to go anytime the order is given,” ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah said during the closing ceremony. “The D-Day is also decided, which we are not going to disclose.”<\/p>\n

He said a peaceful resolution remained the bloc’s preferred option.<\/p>\n

“As we speak we are still readying (a) mediation mission into the country, so we have not shut any door… (but) we are not going to engage in endless dialogue.”<\/p>\n

There was no immediate response from the junta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Military officers deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 and have defied calls from the United Nations, ECOWAS and others to reinstate him, prompting the bloc to order a standby force to be assembled.<\/p>\n

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