Captain Ibrahim Traore (Burkina Faso) Colonel Assimi Goïta (Mali)

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The military juntas that govern Burkina Faso and Mali warned Monday in a joint statement that any military intervention against Niger would amount to a declaration of war against them.

In the statement they also warned that the use of force against Niger would lead to the withdrawal of Burkina Faso and Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), "as well as the adoption of self-defense measures in support of the Forces Armed Forces and the Nigerien People".

They also warned "against the disastrous consequences of a military intervention in Niger, which could destabilize the entire region , as occurred with NATO's unilateral intervention in Libya, which led to the spread of terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa."

Both countries, where the military also carried out a coup, denounced "the persistence" of regional organizations "in imposing sanctions that aggravate the suffering of the peoples and endanger the pan-Africanist spirit."

The reaction of Mali and Burkina Faso comes after ECOWAS on Sunday gave an ultimatum to the coup leaders in Niger by declaring that it does not exclude the use of force if they do not release and return to power within a week the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. .

In addition, also this Sunday the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Uemoa) announced ten financial sanctions against Niger and the military junta.

The coup d'état was led by a military junta, calling itself the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CLSP), which announced the removal of the president, the suspension of institutions, the closure of the borders and a night curfew until further notice. order.

Niger has thus become the fourth West African country led by a military junta, after Mali, Guinea-Conakry and Burkina Faso, where coups have also taken place between 2020 and 2022.

All three countries have since suffered sanctions from ECOWAS.

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