An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup.

Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting.

  • Skua@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    I could be wrong because I’m definitely not an expert here, but I don’t think Wagner has been shown to be involved yet. The junta has asked for Wagner’s help and Wagner has been active in several neighbouring countries, so they’re absolutely not a million miles away, but it looks like the actual coup happened without them