In a report aired on Niger’s state television, joint efforts by Mali and Burkina Faso in support of Niger Republic and the deployment of warplanes within Niger’s borders were highlighted.
“Mali and Burkina Faso turned their commitments into concrete action by deploying warplanes to respond to any attack on Niger,” it said, noting the planes were Super Tucano fighter jets.
In the gathering of the ECOWAS chief of staff on same Friday in Ghana, the date of the imminent military intervention in Niger Republic was not revealed but the bloc made it known its military forces were ready to intervene as soon as orders were given….……Read Full Story Here………
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Both Burkina Faso and Mali are also under military leadership, as they previously released a statement of support for Niger Republic against the planned ECOWAS military operation to alter the course of the coup in the country.
In the statement, both warned that any intervention would be seen as a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali.
It will be recalled that General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, declared himself the head of a transitional government days after President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a military coup on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
