- Title: TIMELINE: A look back at the military coup in Niger as ECOWAS deadline expires
- Date: 2nd August 2023
- Summary: A "peaceful resolution of constitutional order" is the preferred option, says ECOWAS chairman. ABUJA, NIGERIA (AUGUST 2, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DEFENCE CHIEFS AND MILITARY OFFICERS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (English) ECOWAS COMMISSIONER FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS, PEACE AND SECURITY, ABDEL-FATAU MUSAH, SAYING: ''If we can employ a peaceful resolution of constitutional order in the country, so be it, that is our preferred option, but we have to prepare for all eventualities and your excellences, you are here for that final eventuality, the last resort, pre planning for a possible intervention to restore constitutional order.''
- Embargoed: 16th August 2023 06:16
- Keywords: Abdourahamane Tiani condemnation military coup mohamed bazoum niger sahel united nations western nations
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- Country: Various
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA00B141101082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A deadline by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to expire on Sunday (August 6) for Niger's coup leaders to step down and reinstate elected President Mohamed Bazoum.
The bloc has taken a hard stance on the takeover, the seventh coup in West and Central Africa since 2020.
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