Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting.

  • fluxion@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hope they have a swift victory. No democracy is secure when someone can seize power without repercussions.

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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately, Mali and Burkina Faso (other military dictatorships in the area) said they would also get involved and back Niger’s new military regime. If anything happens, it’ll probably escalate into a regional war.