West Africa bloc pins hopes on Niger coup mediation ahead of summit
Heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States are preparing for a summit on Thursday to discuss their standoff with the Niger junta, which defiedThe possibility of military intervention will be on the table.
Blinken said the United States was backing ECOWAS efforts to restore constitutional order. He declined to comment on the future of some 1,100ECOWAS defence chiefs agreed on Friday on a possible military action plan, which heads of state are expected to weigh up at their summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
Last week, ECOWAS sent a mission to Niamey led by Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former military ruler of Nigeria, but Tiani also refused to see him. Residents of Niamey who spoke to Reuters were strongly supportive of the coup and said joining forces with Mali and Burkina Faso would strengthen all three countries in the fight against Islamist insurgents.
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