ECOWAS leaders approve standby force for military intervention in Niger
epaselect epa10795499 Burnt-out vehicles sit in front of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya), the party of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, in Niamey, Niger, 11 August 2023. The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have approved the deployment of a 'standby force to restore constitutional order' in Niger, two weeks after democratically elected President Bazoum was ousted in a coup lead by General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of the presidential guard. EPA/ISSIFOU DJIBO
