Ecowas Force On 'Standby' As Junta Names Government DeutscheWelle: WestAfrica
The leaders of a coup in Niger declared a new government, naming 21 ministers. The move came as leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS held a summit debating a response to the coup, and activated a"standby" force.bloc met for an emergency summit on the Niger coup Thursday.
The details of any eventual military deployment by ECOWAS members and its impact on Niger were not immediately clear. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian economist, will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the defense and interior ministries.The bloc's leaders said earlier Thursday that they will make talks with the Niger junta the"bedrock" of their attempts to defuse the crisis.
The bloc also said it would enforce sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes on anyone preventing democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum from reutrning to power.
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