A delegation from the Ecowas bloc is expected to arrive in the Nigerien capital Niamey.
Ecowas commissioner Abdel-Fatau Musah said he wants to find a diplomatic solution
“What we want to see is a return to the constitutional order. We want to see the liberation of the president and his family and restoration of his legitimate authority,” he said. The latter two have warned they would consider any intervention in Niger an act of war. On Friday, Niger’s state television said that Mali and Burkina Faso had dispatched warplanes in a show of solidarity with the country.
“Niger is a very fragile country that can easily turn, in case of a military intervention, into a failed state like Sudan,” Mr Laessing added. Before the coup, nearly three million people were facing severe food insecurity and hundreds of thousands were internally displaced, according to Care, an international aid group. Economic and travel sanctions imposed by Ecowas after the coup coupled with the deteriorating security will have dire consequences for the population, the group said.
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