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ELITE VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023
ELITE
VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023

The ECOWAS organization (the Economic Community of occupation and that some countries in
The European Union strongly condemns the military coup ECOWAS want to divide Niger. And that some
and its repercussions in Niger. The ECOWAS countries, such as Senegal, Ivory Coast and
organization (the Economic Community of West African Nigeria, are fully prepared for military
States) went to work for the return of the former intervention in Niger, and they are all countries
president, and the ECOWAS organization threatened that surrounding Niger.
it might use force against the coup forces in Niger if
power was not returned to Bazoum. At the same time, the
coup forces in Niger requested the assistance of
Wagner's forces, which had already begun to study the
matter.

This region (the Sahel region of Africa) is the
region that will bear most of the losses, if not all of
them. Therefore, the First Vice-President of the
ECOWAS Parliament rejected the idea of military
intervention. And the African Union also rejects that
idea because if this war begins, how can it be
stopped? Russia and Ukraine are the best proof of
that.
Russia's role lies in the apparent role and the
subconscious role: as Russia outwardly supports a
peaceful solution and the president's return to
Western countries began to apply sanctions to power. As for Russia's hidden position, it supports
Niger, where the World Bank stopped financing the Niger coup, as happened in Mali and Burkina
operations that were taking place in Niger, and the Faso, through Wagner mercenaries who will
United States demanded the evacuation of diplomatic intervene to help the Nigerien military forces in
missions from Niger, which indicates the severing of return for obtaining They have economic privileges,
and indeed a group of Wagner’s forces have
American relations with Niger, and also Britain's fear for arrived in the capital, Niamey, and a large Russian
its citizens in Niger, in addition to stopping financial military unit has also arrived in Mali to provide all
support Al-Kindi to Niger, on the other hand, the coup kinds of assistance to the Niger forces, especially
forces refused to enter into negotiations with the focusing on the Lizanga sector, this joint unit
ECOWAS delegation, which exacerbates the situation. between Mali and Russia, as it will work to provide
Opinions differ on the recognition of this coup in Full support in the event of any military intervention
Niger, including supporters such as Mali and Burkina in the territory of Niger.
Faso, where these three countries are on France's red The United Arab Emirates condemns this
list, and countries that want the return of legitimacy and coup and the bad conditions in Niger, and calls for
the non-occurrence of disputes, such as Algeria, but the preserving security and safety in the country,
people of Niger still strongly support the decisions of the calling for preserving the unity, sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Niger.
military. How will the next scenario be, will military Indeed, it is a disaster for France if it cannot
intervention by ECOWAS occur at any moment, or will stop the military rule and darkness will prevail over
the West intervene indirectly by increasing sanctions? all of France. Will France re-examine its accounts
Will Wagner forces really help Niger ? and stop supporting the Ukrainians in order to win
This situation is the most complex in the crisis, the the favor of the East? The next few days will
countries neighboring Niger and the disagreement over witness important matters, but the best scenario is
the idea of military intervention to save and return to solve matters diplomatically and peacefully,
Bazoum to power while countries such as (Mali and because war has a butterfly effect in spreading so
Burkina Faso with Niger) have ady formed an alliance that wars do not spread in Africa, and African
that will enter into a dispute with the countries of the countries must cooperate and look at the interest
ECOWAS group that have already begun to Imposing of African countries as a whole and not each
sanctions on Niger's economy, Chani explained that any country separately in obtaining Personal interests
military intervention in Niger would be considered only.
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