West African defence chiefs are holding a second day of talks in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, on possible armed intervention to restore civil rule in the Niger Republic, if diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail.
According to Al Jazeera, the defence chiefs had not announce next steps hours after the meeting was scheduled to end by 4 pm.
On Thursday, troops of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pledged readiness to participate in a standby force that would restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
All member states, except those under military rule and Cape Verde, agreed on Thursday to activate a “standby force” as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger.
The two-day meeting by ECOWAS is to fine-tune details of a potential military operation to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if continuing negotiations with coup leaders fail.
