Otherwise, military intervention will be considered, and the Western Community demands that the leaders of the Niger coup surrender their power
As West African countries impose economic sanctions on the new military leaders of Niger, the Economic Community of West African States has recently demanded that the leaders of the Niger coup restore the position of the recently overthrown President of Niger, Mohammad Bazum, or consider intervening by force.
According to Al Jazeera on July 30th, some countries in West Africa have imposed sanctions on the new military leaders of Niger and threatened to use force to intervene if the Nigerian authorities cannot restore the overthrown democratically elected President Mohammad Bazum's position within a week.
This is the third coup in years to overthrow a leader in the Sahel region, and Niger's democratically elected president Bazum has been detained by the military since July 26th. At the same time, Abdulrahmane Tiani, the head of the Niger Presidential Guard, announced himself as the leader.
After the coup, France and the European Union suspended security cooperation and financial aid to Niger, while the United States warned that its aid could also be threatened. The 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States held an emergency summit in Nigeria on July 30th, demanding that Bazum return to office within a week. Otherwise, the group will take all measures to restore constitutional order in Niger. A statement after the meeting stated that these measures may include the use of military and military force.
According to reports, it is currently unclear how the Economic Community of West African States will use force at the group level. Last year, the group agreed to establish a regional security force to intervene with members of armed groups and prevent military coups, but details about the force and its funding sources remain unclear.
The Economic Community of West African States has imposed financial sanctions on coup leaders and Niger, freezing all commercial and financial transactions between member countries and Niger. On the evening of the 29th, member of the Niger military government, Amadou Abdullah, announced on national television that the purpose of the Economic Community of West African States summit is to "approve an aggression plan against Niger.". He added that the intervention of the Economic Community of West African States in Niger will be carried out in cooperation with certain Western countries.