MOSCOW, Aug 10 Economic Community of West African Nations (ECOWAS ) supported the early start of military intervention in Niger, said the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara. His words are reported by AFP.
On Thursday, an emergency ECOWAS summit on the situation in Niger was held in the capital of Nigeria, Abuja. The organization instructed the Committee of Defense Chiefs of Staff to immediately activate reserve forces to restore constitutional order in the country where the rebellion occurred. operations,” said the head of Côte d'Ivoire.
As Ouattara specified, Côte d'Ivoire will provide a battalion of 850 to 1.1 thousand people. Along with the soldiers from Nigeria and Benin, other states will join them.
«We are determined to return the President of Niger to his duties,» he added.
The United States and France supported the decision of ECOWAS.
In late July, the military in Niger announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazum from power. The leaders of most Western countries and the regional organization ECOWAS condemned the coup. In early August, participants in ECOWAS adopted a plan in case of military intervention in Niger.