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ECOWAS activates stand-by force against Niger junta

By Gift Luckson
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ECOWAS activates stand-by force against Niger junta The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has ordered its standby force to restore
ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja.

ECOWAS activates stand-by force against Niger junta

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in NIger Republic.

The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday.

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The resolution partly reads, “Direct the committee of Chief of Defence Staff to activate the ECOWAS stand-by force with all its elements immediately.

“Order the deployment of the ECOWAS stand-by force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger.

“Underscore its continued commitment to the restoration of constitutional order through peaceful means.

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