Alioune Badara Cissé, mediator of the republic, called on the government to stop threats and intimidation, and he called upon demonstrators to end violence and looting, warning on March 7 that, "we are on the verge of an apocalypse".[1] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for restraint and calm as well as guarantees of the right to protest.[25] Sonko supporters have called for three more days of protest, starting March 8.[28]