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ECOWAS Orders Immediate Standby Military Force Against Niger’s Coup Leaders

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic.

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The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made this known while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday.

According to Touray, the regional bloc maintained a stand against the military government in Niger and directed immediate enforcement and monitoring of sanctions on the military junta.

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The resolution partly reads, “Direct the Committe of the Chief of Defence Staff to activate the ECOWAS stand-by force with all its elements immediately.

“Order the deployment of the ECOWAS stand-by force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger.

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“Underscore its continued commitment to the restoration of constitutional order through peaceful means.”

 

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