ECOWAS members

ECOWAS condemned the coup on 26 July and decided to close the borders, suspend financial and commercial transactions with Niger, and impose other economic sanctions and travel bans on 30 July. The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) supports these sanctions. The 30 July statement gave the CNSP 1 week to release President Bazoum, but ECOWAS did not trigger action by this deadline. On 17 August 2023, ECOWAS declared most of its member states were ready for military intervention to reinstate President Bazoum. However some of its members (Cabo Verde and the countries under military rule: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea), will not contribute to the joint forces (see Figure 1). At the same time, ECOWAS expressed the hope that a successful outcome of diplomatic efforts will avoid military intervention.