THE Senegal will participate in a possible military intervention in Nigerif such a thing is decided by Organization of West African States (ECOWAS) after the military coup that overthrew the country’s elected pro-Western governmentannounced Foreign Minister Aisata Tal Sal.
Speaking to journalists, the head of Senegalese diplomacy invoked the international obligations that her country has undertaken towards ECOWAS and the fact that there are repeated coups in the region. “For all these reasons, Senegalese soldiers will go there”he added.
Niger is one of the 15 members of ECOWAS and the Agency gave the military junta until Sunday to reinstate ousted president Mohamed Bazum. He even warned that if this is not done, he may resort to violence. It should be noted that Niger is the fourth ECOWAS member to experience a military coup since 2020.
“Senegal is convinced that we have to stop these coups, that’s why we’re going” to Niger, Tal Sal said. When asked why ECOWAS would send troops to Niger while not Mali, Guinea or Burkina Faso, the minister replied: “To put it simply, because that was the last straw.”
Source: News Beast
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