The deadline set by Ecowas, the West African economic community, for the return of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoumi to power was Sunday.
A limit set by the West African Economic Community Ecowas by a democratically elected president by Mohamed Bazoum for the return to power was on Sunday.
The military junta that seized power in Niger has announced that it has closed the country’s airspace. According to the military junta, the reason is the threat of foreign intervention, which it describes as becoming clearer with the preparation of neighboring countries.
Niger’s airspace has been closed to all aircraft for the time being since Sunday, the military junta says in a statement.
The deadline set by the West African Economic Community Ecowas for the return of elected President Mohamed Bazoumi to power was also on Sunday. Ecowas has threatened to use force if the demand is not met.
Ecowas hopes for a diplomatic solution
On Friday, Ecowas military leaders created a plan for a possible intervention.
A representative of Ecowas told about it at the time Abdel-Fatau Musah. Musah stressed on Friday that the community wants the situation resolved through diplomacy and gives the military junta every opportunity to back down. However, he cautioned that all elements of a potential intervention have been worked out, including how and when force would be used.
Almost two weeks of military rule
A military junta seized power from Bazoumi almost two weeks ago, when his own guards imprisoned him in his palace. After the coup, several countries and international organizations have announced that they will suspend aid payments to Niger. In Niger, the military junta’s coup is expected to hit the country, which is already one of the poorest in the world, economically hard. Half of the country’s more than 26 million people live below the poverty line, or less than $2.15 a day. The country has a persistent shortage of food, and it is often the world’s laggard as measured by the UN’s Human Development Index.
STT-AFP