| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa North |
| Russian foreign ministry backs ECOWAS efforts to resolve crisis in Niger |
| 2023-08-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russia supports the mediation of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS), aimed at finding ways out of the crisis in Niger, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on August 11. “We believe that the military way of resolving the crisis in Niger can lead to a protracted confrontation in this African country, as well as to a sharp destabilization of the situation in the Sahara-Sahel region,” the message says. At an extraordinary summit in Abuja on August 10, ECOWAS decided to prepare for the deployment of a reserve force of the organization that could carry out an armed invasion of Niger in order to free ousted President Mohammed Bazum . The organization instructed the committee of the chiefs of defense staff to use reserve forces to restore constitutional order in Niger, where the rebellion took place. In turn, the Nigerian military declared its readiness to rebuff any foreign intervention. Also, the rebels at a meeting with arrived in Niamey and. O. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland threatened to kill deposed President Bazum if neighboring states invaded the country. Nigeria expressed its readiness to send a military contingent of 25 thousand people to Niger. It was joined by Senegal, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire. The military coup in Niger took place on July 26. The presidential guard blocked Bazum with his wife and son in the residence and announced his overthrow. Alexei Zaitsev, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on August 9 that Moscow supports the settlement of the situation in Niger and opposes the use of force by ECOWAS. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Better than here. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-08-12 19:53 |
| #2 It is reported that Wagner operatives control border areas with with Chad, Libya, Mali and Burkina Faso. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-08-12 16:20 |
| #1 Niger coup: Fear and anger in Niamey as Ecowas threatens force |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-08-12 07:51 |