Niger has strengthened its positions on the border with Benin after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to activate a "standby force" to intervene in Niger and restore democratic rule by force. A convoy of soldiers was deployed in Gaya, Niger's closest city to Benin, following the denouncement of a military cooperation deal with Benin by the ruling junta. The deployment has reassured residents who were previously worried about the insufficient number of troops. Niger's military rulers have accused Benin of authorizing the stationing of soldiers and war materials for an aggression desired by France in collaboration with certain ECOWAS countries.

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