The military junta in Niger has formed an alliance with two neighboring nations, Burkina Faso and Mali, which are also governed by the military.
General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of the junta and a former commander of the brigade guard, deposed President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup and imprisoned him, according to DW.
The statement was made by the foreign ministers of the three nations on Friday, August 25, at a press conference in Niamey, the Niger Republic’s capital.
The deal between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger
Armed forces from Burkina Faso and Mali are permitted to intervene in Tiani’s territory in the event of an attack. At a news conference on Thursday, August 23, the foreign ministries of the three nations revealed this.
The pact gave the two militarily ruled nations permission to aid the Niger Republic militarily in the event that Tiani, the coup leader, came under military attack.
A comparable arrangement had previously existed between Mali and Burkina Faso.
As part of the pact, the three nations agreed to work together to defend their borders and combat the terrorist organization that threatened their country.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mobilized its standby force after Tiani overthrew Bazoum in the coup on July 26.
If diplomatic diplomacy failed to reinstate democratic rule and constitutional order in the nation, it threatened to employ force.