An International Civil Right Group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA) has dragged the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) to the bloc’s court over the proposed military intervention in Niger.
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The recent military coup in Niger Republic has sent shockwaves across West Africa and the world. On July 26, 2023, the Commander of the Presidential Guard in Niger, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, who had been elected in February 2021 in a historic democratic transition. Tchiani declared himself the new leader of the country and dissolved all the institutions of the state.
As you read this, AFRICA still has no permanent seat – no seat at all at the United Nations Security Council. This is one of the reasons AFRICAN leaders of thought insist the west and its institutions take Africa for a ride. Yet, the same UN finds it convenient to motivate and Green-Light a military attack on an African country by African nations on behalf of a European nation that sits permanently on the UN Security Council. I find this very troubling and confusing.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian military has denied that it is assembling its forces for military intervention in Niger Republic.…