Just In: Niger Forms Military Alliance With 2 Powerful Countries Amid ECOWAS threat

• The Niger coup leaders have entered an alliance with Burkina Faso and Mali, who are under the control of coup leaders
• General Abdourahamane Tiani, took over the leadership of Niger through a coup.
• The alliance came when the ECOWAS slammed several sanctions on the country while mounting pressure on the junta leader to step down and embrace democracy.

Niamey, Niger - The Niger military junta has entered into an alliance with two neighbouring countries, Burkina Faso and Mali, who are also under military rule.

General Abdourahamane Tiani, the junta leader and the former chief of the brigade guard, overthrew his democratically elected boss, President Mohamed Bazoum, through a coup and detained him, DW Reported.

Foreign ministers of the three countries made the announcement at a joint press conference in Niamey, the capital of the Niger Republic, on Friday, August 25.

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The agreement between Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali

Tiani has agreed that armed forces from Burkina Faso and Mali can intervene in his country's territory in case of attack. This was disclosed by the foreign ministries of the three countries at a press conference on Thursday, August 23,

The agreement allowed the two military-governed countries to provide military assistance to the Niger Republic in case of any military intervention against the coup leader, Tiani.

Mali and Burkina Faso have had a similar agreement in the past.

Part of the agreement was that the three countries would take joint action against the terrorist group threatening their lands and secure their borders.

After Tiani ousted Bazoum in the July 26 coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) activated its standby force.

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It threatened to use force if peaceful negotiation did not restore democratic rule and constitutional order in the country.

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Legit.ng earlier reported there has been rumour of a failed military coup in Sierra Leone, another ECOWAS country, while the region battles the military junta in the Niger Republic.

There has been heightened political tension in Sierra Leone following the outcome of the June 2023 presidential election in the West African country.

The police in the country have confirmed the arrest of some military and police personnel, but their details were yet to be unveiled.

Source: Legit.ng