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West Africa: Burkina Faso's Parliament Approves Sending Troops to Niger
allAfrica, 21 September 2023
The Burkinabe parliament gave the go-ahead for Captain Ibrahim Traore to send troops to neighboring Niger in response to a potential foreign military intervention to reinstate… Read more »
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Mali: Armed Group Calls for the 'Fall of the Junta'
RFI, 20 September 2023
One of the armed groups from northern Mali has called for a full-scale war against the junta. This despite attempts at dialogue and fears for the peace deal between the ex-rebels… Read more »
Burkina Faso's Parliament Approves Sending Troops to Niger
The Burkinabe parliament gave the go-ahead for Captain Ibrahim Traore to send troops to neighboring Niger in response to a potential foreign military intervention to reinstate ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum, The North Africa Post reports.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger - all under military rule and struggling to contain insurgents - have signed a pact to help against any rebellion or external aggression, particularly by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).
These nations have seen their relations with neighbours and international partners strained following the coups. "Any attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one or more contracted parties will be considered an aggression against the other parties," according to the charter of the pact, known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were members of the France-supported G5 Sahel alliance joint force with Chad and Mauritania, launched in 2017 to tackle extremists in the region. Mali has since exited the dormant organisation after a military coup, while deposed Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum said in May 2022 that the force is now "dead" following Mali's departure.
The relations between France and the three states have become frosty since the military coups that toppled civilian rule.
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Africa: Is This the End of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?
Globetrotter, 21 September 2023
In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). On X, the social media platform formerly known as… Read more »
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West Africa: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Forge Alliance Against Ecowas
Leadership, 18 September 2023
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West Africa: Sahel - Gold, Resources and Threats
Centre 4s, 18 September 2023
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West Africa: Does the New Sahel Defence Pact Threaten the G5 Sahel?
DW, 19 September 2023
For years, the G5 Sahel has been mobilizing to fight extremists in the African region -- but some experts believe that Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's new Sahel alliance could… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas Condems Attack That Leaves Over 50 Burkinabé Military, Volunteers Dead
RFI, 6 September 2023
At least fifty-three members of Burkina Faso's security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in the north of the country, that has been condemned by the West… Read more »
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West Africa: Sahel Alliance Unites Against 'Internal Uprising or Foreign Assault'
allAfrica, 18 September 2023
Three West African Sahel countries - Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso - ruled by military juntas pledged to support one another in the event of internal uprising or foreign assault,… Read more »
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Mali: Juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Sign Security Pact
DW, 16 September 2023
Three West African countries ruled by military juntas have signed a mutual defense pact. Mali and Burkina Faso had previously promised to come to Niger's aid in the event of an… Read more »
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The Sahel region of Africa is a 3,860-kilometre arc-like land mass lying to the immediate south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the breadth of the African continent.
