ECOWAS Hits Back At Russia Over Niger Warning, “Will Hold Moscow Responsible For Wagner In Africa”

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation”. According to the Russian foreign ministry, such an intervention would destabilise the Sahel region as a whole. However, ECOWAS has now hit back at Russia with a warning of its own. The bloc’s leaders have said it will hold Russia responsible for the Wagner Group’s actions in Niger & Africa. Watch the video to find out more.
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0:00 – INTRODUCTION
1:20 – HAS RUSSIA’S WARNING WORKED ON ECOWAS?
3:46 – WHY IS THE WEST FACING BACKLASH IN NIGER?
5:21 – WHAT WOULD AN ECOWAS ARMY LOOK LIKE?
6:09 – WHAT IS RUSSIA’S STAKE IN NIGER?

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