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West African military leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are set to convene in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Thursday to deliberate on potential actions concerning the coup in Niger.
The meeting comes a week after ECOWAS said a standby force could be used to resolve the crisis in Niger.
Since 26 July, when the armed junta seized power, President Mohamed Bazoum, along with his wife and son, has been confined to house arrest.
With the backing of France and the US, ECOWAS has urged the coup leaders to reinstate the democratically elected president.
This meeting, initially scheduled for 12 August, had been postponed and will finally take place on 17 and 18 August in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, according to a regional military source and a source within ECOWAS.
Meanwhile, Sierra Leone has confirmed its commitment to send troops to Niger as part of the ECOWAS Standing Force.
Chernor Bah, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information, told Politico that Sierra Leone is set to support the force intended to restore the displaced president in Niger. He mentioned, “Sierra Leone has always promised to provide soldiers to the ECOWAS standing force. Our commitment remains unchanged. We’re poised to support ECOWAS by deploying a company of soldiers equipped to execute any sanctioned mission.”
While Bah refrained from specifying the exact troop numbers, he indicated that a company could range from 100 to 300 soldiers. He noted, “The final troop count will be determined by the evaluation of ECOWAS defense leaders and mission requirements.”
Bah emphasized Sierra Leone’s ethical responsibility to the regional assembly, saying, “Having been on the receiving end of ECOWAS’s efforts for peace and democracy, we deeply recognize our duty within this consortium.”
It’s noteworthy that ECOWAS played a pivotal role in restoring Sierra Leone’s democratically elected President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah after a 1997 coup and ending its war.
We know your plans is to go and kill our innocent brothers of the army in Niger but God will punished you for that selfish action
You reap what you sow
That will be the worst regret for the Sierra Leone soldiers to enter Niger 🤔Mali and Burkinafaso are there and also Guinea are there to support Niger Along side the Russia Wenger . They ECOWAS are one of the Unreliable body that I have ever since in this life . And Again counting of Sierra Leone soldiers are like Zero for those people’s.because Sierraleonan are undergoing A lot of crisis right now.eg like Hunger Electricity issues and killings of Innocent people and many more.so if the soldiers of that Nation can not save their people .
How can they go and fight Burkinafaso of all time and Mali and Niger,Guinea and Russia wenger, Sierra Leone soldiers are like Zero in movement let them save their people before going to Niger 🇳🇪
ECOWAS is a scam
Why they didn’t intervene in Guinea, Malice and Brokina Faso? Rather they prefey to start to Niger. First, let them try to handle institutional coups
After reinstating the democratically elected president in Niger, Sierra Leone should be the next to follow….
“A guilty conscience needs no accuser” like Killer bio, Bola tinubu of Nigeria, abdulrahman wattara of cote D’Ivoire, they are the most anxious failed leaders to partake against the Niger coup d’etat leadership because they knows that they too have committed institutional coup against their citizens by stealing their mandate, by forcefully
planting themselves as president but posterity will judge each and every one of you, Shame on you failed leaders, what you sow you shall reap
Exactly 💯. It’s an obligation for Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 and Liberia 🇱🇷. To participate, even head that force. As we are witness of the success of intervention.
Had there not been intervention, we may have been like Somalia. Our senseless war started the same time. Today, both countries had changed leadership thru ballot, couple of times, and thinking about developments.