"Niger Crisis: ECOWAS Delegation Arrives Amid Invasion Threat and Escalating Tensions"

A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has arrived in Niger to engage in diplomatic efforts with the mutinous soldiers who overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum last month. ECOWAS has been unsuccessful in previous attempts to meet with the coup leaders and reinstate Bazoum. Meanwhile, thousands of residents in the capital, Niamey, have expressed their opposition to an ECOWAS military intervention and have registered as volunteers or fighters to support the military government. The humanitarian situation in Niger, worsened by the coup, is also a concern, with millions of people facing food insecurity and displacement. The deteriorating security situation has allowed armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS to carry out attacks in the country.