West African CSOs Urge ECOWAS To Seek Alternatives To Military Action In Niger

West African Civil Society Organisations have urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to drop its planned military intervention in the

“The undersigned civil society organisations in West Africa are very concerned about the unconstitutional change of governments in West Africa and the planned use of military action to reinstate the ousted regimes.“In response to the latest military coup in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States has threatened to deploy military force, including severe economic and financial sanctions, to reinstate Niger’s ousted leader, Mohamed Bazoum.

Other African countries such as Guinea Bissau and Gabon have also witnessed successful and unsuccessful military coups in recent times, indicating the growing popularity of military overthrows mostly following the conduct of deeply-flawed elections that produced outcomes that are inconsistent with the wishes of the electorate.

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