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Intervention Against Niger Will Mean Declaration of War on Burkina Faso, Mali
Intervention Against Niger Will Mean Declaration of War on Burkina Faso, Mali
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Last Wednesday, Niger's presidential guard said in a statement on national television that they had overthrown the president, closed the... 01.08.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Any military intervention against Niger would mean a declaration of war on Burkina Faso and Mali, the Burkina Faso and Mali transitional governments said in a joint statement. Burkina Faso and Mali also said they might withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the event of a military intervention by the regional bloc against neighboring Niger.On July 26, members of the Nigerien presidential guard said in a statement broadcast on national television that they had overthrown Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, closed the borders and imposed a curfew in the country "until further notice."It came hours after members of the presidential guard detained the president at his residence and sealed off access to his offices in Niamey. The president's office said Niger's army was not supporting the mutineers. On July 27, however, the command of the country's armed forces declared its solidarity with the coup.On July 30, Omar Alieu Touray, the head of the ECOWAS Commission, said the bloc was giving Niger one week to return the detained president to power or it could use "all measures," including military, to restore order in the country. Moreover, ECOWAS suspended all financial aid to Niger, froze the assets of the rebels, their families and supporters, and imposed a ban on commercial flights to and from the country. France and Germany also suspended financial aid to Niger.
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Intervention Against Niger Will Mean Declaration of War on Burkina Faso, Mali
09:29 01.08.2023 (Updated: 13:26 01.08.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Last Wednesday, Niger's presidential guard said in a statement on national television that they had overthrown the president, closed the borders and imposed a curfew in the country "until further notice." This came hours after the president's guards detained him at his residence and blocked access to public offices in Niamey.
Any military
intervention against Niger would mean a declaration of war on Burkina Faso and Mali, the Burkina Faso and Mali transitional governments said in a joint statement.
"The interim governments of Burkina Faso and Mali... warn that any military intervention against Niger will amount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali," according to the statement.
Burkina Faso and Mali also said they might withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the event of a military intervention by the regional bloc against neighboring Niger.
"The transitional governments of Burkina Faso and Mali... warn that any military intervention against Niger could result in the withdrawal of Burkina Faso and Mali from ECOWAS and the adoption of legitimate defense measures in support of the Armed Forces and people of Niger," the Burkinabe and Malian interim governments said in the statement.
On July 26, members of the Nigerien presidential guard said in a statement broadcast on national television that they had overthrown Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, closed the borders and imposed a curfew in the country "until further notice."
It came hours after members of the presidential guard
detained the president at his residence and sealed off access to his offices in Niamey. The president's office said Niger's army was not supporting the mutineers. On July 27, however, the command of the country's armed forces declared its solidarity with the coup.
On July 30, Omar Alieu Touray, the head of the ECOWAS Commission, said the bloc was giving Niger one week to return the detained president to power or it could use "all measures," including military, to
restore order in the country. Moreover, ECOWAS suspended all financial aid to Niger, froze the assets of the rebels, their families and supporters, and imposed a ban on commercial flights to and from the country. France and Germany also suspended financial aid to Niger.
