The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) meet in Accra, Ghana on the deployment of the ECOWAS standby force to Niger Republic.
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| ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff at a meeting in Accra, Ghana on the deployment of the ECOWAS standby force to Niger Republic. Photo: @ecowas_cedeao |
According to ECOWAS:
ECOWAS CHIEFS OF DEFENCE STAFF MEET IN ACCRA ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER
As a follow-up to the directive of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its Extraordinary Summit on the political situation in the Republic of Niger held on 10th August 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDC)
has commenced the activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force for the restoration of constitutional order in the Republic of Niger.
To this end, the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff will be having an extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana from 17th to 18th August 2023 to finalise plans for the deployment of the Standby Force.
