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Hopes for a diplomatic solution are fading

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[–] nbafantest 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't ECOWAS just say like 2 days ago that they weren't going to use force?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I believe so, and I think I read that Nigeria was a major holdout (not totally sure).

But now it looks like they’ve activated a standby force? It looks like things could get ugly.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/10/africa/niger-ecowas-standby-force-intl/index.html?ref=upstract.com