Regional leaders from the Economic Community of West African States gather in Ghana to strategise on a potential intervention to counter the recent coup in Niger.
Intervention to oust the coup's leaders would be militarily and politically risky, analysts say. Photo: Reuters archive
The meeting of the top brass on Thursday and Friday comes after fresh violence in the insurgent-hit country, with insurgents killing at least 17 soldiers in an ambush. The unrest across the region has killed thousands of troops, police officers and civilians, and forced millions to flee their homes.Analysts say an intervention to oust the coup's leaders would be militarily and politically risky, and the bloc has said it prefers a diplomatic outcome.
The United States said Wednesday that a new ambassador would soon head to Niger to help lead diplomacy aimed at reversing the coup.
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