Heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are preparing for a summit on Thursday to discuss their standoff with the Niger junta, which defied an Aug. 6 deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The possibility of military intervention will be on the table. For a deeper perspective on the largely unsuccessful West African diplomatic efforts, FRANCE 24’s Nicholas Rushworth is joined by Ulf Laessing, Director of Regional Sahel Programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
ECOWAS ‘doesn’t have the means’ nor a NATO-style ‘rapid force’ for a military intervention in Niger
