On the of 26 July 2023, a military putsch occurred in Niger when the then commander of the Nigerien presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tchiani, aborted the
The implication of the combined reading of the common Article 45 to the two treaties above is that ECOWAS Member States have agreed amongst themselves, upon the decision of its heads of States and Governments, to take various actions in case where ‘democracy is abruptly brought to an end by any means’ and this, in the opinion of this writer, may include through forceful military intervention.
“Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of collective or individual self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.’ For the purpose of this article, the starting point is the provision of article 4 of the CA which explicitly states that, as a matter of principle, the:
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