ECOWAS Must Look Beyond The Use Of Force In Niger – Analysis

By Djiby Sow*

The military coup on 26 July that deposed Niger’s elected president Mohamed Bazoum is not the country’s first. It follows a failed attempt after Bazoum’s 2021 election and is the fifth overthrow since Niger’s 1960 independence.

Under coup leader General Abdourrahmane Tchiani, the Conseil national...