programme today. good to speak with you. programme today. good to speak with ou. ., ~ programme today. good to speak with ou. ., ~ , ., dr chukwuemeka eze, executive director, west africa network for peacebuilding. very good to have you on our programme. do you have any clues on how ecowas will move forward? we saw the end of this emergency summit where we saw perhaps two different messages, one, diplomacy is a priority, the other hand, putting the smalljoint military force on alert. i the small “oint military force on alert. ~ ., , .,, ., alert. i think that is the option now for ecowas. alert. i think that is the option now for ecowas. everybody . now for ecowas. everybody understands the need to tread very carefully, especially given the circumstances in niger and also the fragile situation in the entire saha region. and now coupled with the coup d etat that we have had in the past. so pressure will be mounted on the militaryjunta, including the military junta, including econom