ECOWAS called for the deployment of reserve troops near the border with Niger

ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African Countries) orders the deployment of its forces in Niger to restore constitutional order.

The Community intends to take all measures, including border closures, strict travel bans and asset freezes, against individuals who impede the restoration of constitutional order in the country.

Previously, as writes Euronews, the rebels who seized power in Niger threatened to kill Mohamed Bazum, the ousted president, in the event that military intervention from neighboring states begins. About this, according to Western news agencies, the organizers of the rebellion warned Victoria Nuland, acting. First Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, who visited Niger on 7 August. She offered a way to restore democratic order in the country, but the rebels “did not show much interest.”

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