JUST IN: ECOWAS Orders Deployment of Troops to Niger

August 10, 2023

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ECOMOG Nigerian soldiers, the military arm of the Economic Community of West African States prepare for a patrol in the village of Lomo nord, in central Ivory Coast 14 February 2003. The force has deployed on the demarcation line to replace the French army based in the area since 19 September 2002. AFP PHOTO ISSOUF SANOGO (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed the deployment of standby military troops to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic, The Cable reports.

ECOWAS gave the directive at the end of its second extraordinary meeting held in Abuja to address the political crisis in Niger.

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