A few hours remain until the expiration of the ultimatum presented by the military junta in the nichera by the Economic Community of Western Africa (ECOWAS). These countries demanded from the rebels no later than Sunday, August 6, to restore the constitutional order and return to the power of the president they had overthrown by Muhammad Bazum.
In Ecowas, the couples were threatened with the most stringent measures, including military invasion, but participants in this organization cannot agree on a military operation in Niger.
In Nigeria, the Senate refused to support the demand of the president of this country Bola Tinuba on a military invasion of Niger, recommending him to first consider other options.
Burkina-Faso and Mali and Guinea, who are under the control of the military, opposed military interference.
On the other hand, Senegal, Cot-D’Ivoire, Nigeria and Benin fully support the decision of the block relative to the Niger.
President of Algeria Abdelmadzhid Tebbun said that he is categorically against armed intervention in Niger, since this “will blow up the entire Sahel zone.” Algeria is not an Ecowas member, but Tebbun emphasized that without his country there will be no decision, ”since Algeria shares a border with a length of one thousand kilometers with a niger and will become the main victims in the event of a military operation. Algeria will not use force against a neighboring state, Tabbun said.
In Europe, opinions were also divided. If France advocates a military operation in Niger, then Italy believes that these measures will not lead to resolving the issue.