ABUJA, Nigeria, August 2, 2023/ — The Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Abuja from August 2nd to 4th, 2023 on the political situation in the Republic of Niger.
The CCDS is meeting following the decision of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government at their Extraordinary Session held on the 30th of July 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The European Union (EU) had announced that it will be suspending its budgetary support and security cooperation with Niger Republic following the coup d’etat that led to the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum.
Josep Borrell, the chief of EU foreign policy, recently announced this information in a statement.
The union said it will also support more sanctions on the military government from the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS), currently chaired by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu.
