West Africa’s main regional bloc ECOWAS has agreed to a “D-day” for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, a senior official said on Friday.
“We are ready to go anytime the order is given,” ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah said during the closing ceremony of talks in Ghana’s capital Accra.
“The D-Day is also decided, which we are not going to disclose,” he added.
“We’ve already agreed and…