The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as , and in 2019 had an estimated population of over 387 million. - Source: Wikipedia
On Thursday, ECOWAS said it had directed the deployment of a “standby force” to restore democracy in Niger after its deadline to reinstate Bazoum expired.
“If the junta were to dig in its heels and rally the populace around the flag - possibly even arming civilian militias - the intervention could morph into a multifaceted counterinsurgency that ECOWAS would not be prepared to handle,” said a report by the Hudson Institute.
