(2023-08-20). As Senegal Organizes Troops To Invade Niger, Violence Mars Order At Home. popularresistance.org Senegal began "regrouping" its forces in the region of Thiès at the start of this week after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the activation of a standby force for a potential military intervention in Niger. | The bloc's chiefs of defense staff concluded another two-day meeting in Ghana on August 18 on the deployment of military force as part of ECOWAS' response to the July 26 military coup in Niger. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah stated during Friday's closing ceremony that the "D-Day" for the intervention had been decided: "We are re…
(2023-08-20). Niger Junta Holds Talks With ECOWAS Delegation. news.antiwar.com A delegation representing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) traveled to Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday to meet with the military junta that deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 26 coup. A source told The Associated Press that the two-hour discussion yielded no progress as the two sides remain far apart …