⚡️🇳🇪🇨🇮 According to the Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, ECOWAS has given the green light for a military operation "as soon as possible". "The chiefs of staff will have other conferences to finalize things but they have the agreement of the conference of heads of state", he declared.

However, just like the warning issued by the military government of Niger about killing toppled president in case of an invasion, this statement by Ivorian president is yet another attempt to raise the stakes in the bargaining between Niger, ECOWAS and the West.

Moreover, such a statement made only by Ivory Coast president, contradicts with what ECOWAS said previously.

#Niger #IvoryCoast #ECOWAS

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