Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>President George Weah has backed ECOWAS\u2019s plan for a military intervention in Niger to help restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.<\/p>\nThe Liberian President\u2019s decision at the ECOWAS 2nd Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State on Thursday, August 10, which was disclosed by Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, comes as Nigeria, Senegal, and Benin have committed to providing soldiers for the mission.<\/p>\n
At the Summit, ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments ordered the bloc military chiefs to immediately activate and deploy a regional standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger.<\/p>\n
The order comes as Nigerien President Bazoum remains detained by members of his Presidential Guard who overthrew him on July 26, making the country one of the few in the region whose governments have been toppled by its military since 2020.<\/p>\n
Weah has, however, not disclosed whether or not the Liberian military personally will be part of ECOWAS military operations.<\/p>\n
According to Omar Alieu Touray, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, all diplomatic efforts made in resolving the crisis have been definitely repelled by the military leadership, leaving little or no options outside of military interventions.<\/p>\n
\u201c[ECOWAS] directs the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff to immediately activate the ECOWAS Standby Force with all its elements; and order the deployment of the ECOWAS Standby Force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger,\u201d Touray said.<\/p>\n
Touray also warned of consequences for member states whose actions directly or indirectly oppose the peaceful resolution of the conflict.<\/p>\n
He also reiterated the body\u2019s strong condemnation of the coup d\u2019e\u0301tat and the continued illegal detention of Bazoum, his family, and members of his government.<\/p>\n
Since the July 26 overthrow of Niger\u2019s democratic leadership, the coup plotters have refused to relinquish power and release detained Bazoum, ignoring an August 6 deadline from ECOWAS to reinstate him.<\/p>\n
The meeting in Abuja began hours after Niger\u2019s coup leaders appointed a new interim government. Mahamane Roufai Laouali, cited as \u201csecretary general of the government\u201d, named 21 ministers without specifying any further government plans.<\/p>\n
ECOWAS defense chiefs last week drew up plans for possible military intervention in Niger, which the heads of state discussed during Thursday\u2019s summit. The summit communique gave no indication of when or under what circumstances a deployment within Niger might take place.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo option is taken off the table, including the use of force as a last resort,\u201d said Nigeria\u2019s President Bola Tinubu, the ECOWAS chair, at the end of the summit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting Niger in the journey towards peaceful democratic stability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that through our collective effort, we can bring about a peaceful resolution as a roadmap to restoring stability and democracy in Niger. All is not lost yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
ECOWAS also said it would enforce all measures, in particular, \u201cborder closures, travel bans, and assets freeze, on all persons or groups of individuals whose actions hinder all peace efforts in ensuring the smooth and complete restoration of constitutional order.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bloc plans military intervention within its rights and safeguarding the stability of the bloc and the protocol on democracy and good governance, which emphasizes the importance of the peaceful transfer of power.<\/p>\n
The Protocol adopted by ECOWAS in 2001 stands as the bloc\u2019s commitment to democratic principles and explicitly recognizes the right of ECOWAS to intervene in member states in exceptional circumstances where democracy is under threat.<\/p>\n
Article 1 of the protocol, among other things, boldly states that ECOWAS has \u201cZero tolerance for power obtained or maintained by unconstitutional means and strict adherence to democratic principles.\u201d<\/p>\n
International law also support ECOWAS\u2019s right to intervene militarily in the face of threats to security. Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter explicitly provides for regional organizations to take collective action to address regional conflicts.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, putschists in Mali and Burkina Faso have expressed support for Niger’s junta and warned that any military intervention from ECOWAS would be seen as a declaration of war. Guinea has also said it backs Niger.<\/p>\n
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