ECOWAS Military Chiefs to Discuss Possible Niger Intervention on Thursday and Friday

Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss potential military intervention in Niger to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.

ECOWAS leaders announced last week that they were activating a standby force to “restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger,” but there’s no sign yet that an intervention is imminent.

The meeting of ECOWAS military chiefs was initially scheduled for this past Saturday but was postponed as the bloc said it wanted to leave room for diplomacy with the junta, which is led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani.