ECOWAS orders standby force against Niger junta
The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. ECOWAS President, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The sub-regional group also called on the African Union, AU, partner countries, and …