2023-08-16 14:08:11
The location of Assamaka, in the North-East of Niger. © Studio FMM
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According to several sources cited by Le Monde, during a meeting held on Monday August 14, 2023, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) decided to reject the use of force against the military in power. This position was to be formalized by a press release. At the same time, the PSC chose to temporarily suspend Niger from all AU activities.
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This position separates itself from ECOWAS which, even if it continues to favor “dialogue”, has ordered the “immediate activation of [sa] standby force”, and it considerably weakens the West African organization.
Launching a military offensive rejected by the AU “would be an unprecedented contradiction, explains Paul-Simon Handy, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies. ECOWAS will find it difficult to use force without the approval of the AU”, even as several voices question the legality of such an operation.
Source: The World
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