'We are going into Niger' if all else fails: West Africa bloc

Niger military officers deposed President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 and have defied calls from the United Nations, ECOWAS and Western powers to reinstate him, prompting West African heads of state to order the standby force to be assembled.

Niger has strategic importance beyond West Africa because of its role as a hub for foreign troops involved in the fight against militants in the Sahel region. / Photo: AP Archive

ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah accused the junta on Thursday that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 of"playing cat-and-mouse" with the bloc by refusing to meet with envoys and seeking justifications for the takeover.

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