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.
  • Microw@lemm.eeEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    It’s nothing particularly new. ECOWAS intervened militarily in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bisseau as far back as the 1990s.

    • eestileib@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I remember when ECOMOG filled a similar role 25-30 years ago.

      “Every Car Or Movable Object Gone”

      African acronym shitposting is next-level.