Diop invoked Iraq and Libya as examples of countries that had been invaded in the name of democracy with unsuccessful outcomes.
He said he “could not understand” why ECOWAS would send a military force to restore “fallen authorities”, but would not provide arms to help the Sahel countries in their fight against jihadism.
The coup in Niger was condemned by Western nations and most African countries, but the Malian and Burkinabe juntas said they would view any intervention in Niger as a “declaration of war” against their own countries.On Saturday, senators from Nigeria, a regional heavyweight, called on President Bola Tinubu – who is also the current chairman of the West African bloc – to “strengthen the political and diplomatic option”.
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