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Burkinabe Legislature Reportedly OKs Bill to Deploy Troops to Niger
Burkinabe Legislature Reportedly OKs Bill to Deploy Troops to Niger
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Since the July coup in Niger, which ECOWAS condemned with threats of intervention to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Burkina Faso... 20.09.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Burkina Faso's transitional legislature has unanimously approved a bill that will allow the country to send troops to Niger when necessary, Burkinabe media reported on Wednesday. Media reported in late August that Burkina Faso's council of ministers had approved a bill to send a military contingent to Niger. The bill entered into effect immediately after the vote, which took place on Tuesday, the Burkina24 news portal reported. The new law allows Burkina Faso to send a military contingent to Niger's territory for a period of three months, with the option of renewal, Burkina24 said. Pro-French elected governments were overthrown by the military in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali — the three former French colonies. The latest coup took place in Niger, following which the military denounced prior agreements with Paris and demanded the withdrawal of French diplomats and troops. After the ECOWAS regional economic bloc threatened to invade Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso sided with the Nigerien coup leaders, vowing to side with the country in the event of an intrusion.
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Burkinabe Legislature Reportedly OKs Bill to Deploy Troops to Niger
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Since the July coup in Niger, which ECOWAS condemned with threats of intervention to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Burkina Faso and Mali have repeatedly expressed support for Niger's new coup leadership.
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature has unanimously approved a bill that will allow the country to send troops to Niger when necessary, Burkinabe media reported on Wednesday.
Media reported in late August that
Burkina Faso's council of ministers had approved a bill to send a military contingent to Niger.
The bill entered into effect immediately after the vote, which took place on Tuesday, the Burkina24 news portal reported.
The deployment of the contingent will help strengthen the fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso by "allowing it to have support points in the depths of Niger's territory to fight against terrorist groups that often take refuge there after committing attacks on Burkinabe territory," Burkina Faso's defense minister, Kassoum Coulibaly, was quoted as saying by the news portal.
The new law allows Burkina Faso to send a military contingent to Niger's territory for a period of three months, with the option of renewal, Burkina24 said.
Pro-French elected governments were overthrown by the military in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali — the three former French colonies. The latest coup took place in Niger, following which the military denounced prior agreements with Paris and demanded the withdrawal of French diplomats and troops. After the ECOWAS regional economic bloc
threatened to invade Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso sided with the Nigerien coup leaders, vowing to side with the country in the event of an intrusion.
