Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Sign Sahel Security Pact

Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali sign treaty to counter ECOWAS - Daily Trust

In a new twist to counter the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), three West African Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all under military juntas, have on Saturday signed a security pact promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. The three countries are struggling to contain insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State and have also seen their relations with neighb…

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) on Saturday with the objective of coordinating joint military actions for the defense of the African region. READ ALSO: Niger authorizes Mali and Burkina Faso to intervene in the event of an attack The defensive military alliance was signed in the capital of Mali, Bamako, by the chiefs of the military juntas of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré; Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta…

Sahel alliance: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger form new defense pact

With other African states that are members of ECOWAS considering military operations, several states connected to Niger have rushed to pledge support, many of whom have had coups recently.

The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ruled by army juntas have formed a military alliance.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign a new Sahel defense alliance

BAMAKO, Mali — The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have formed a defense alliance, according to Mali's interim President Colonel Assimi Goïta in a post on

Mali, Niger, Burkina sign mutual defense pact

BAMAKO: The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defense pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali’s capital Bamako. The Liptako-Gourma Charter establishes the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita posted on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. Its aim is to “establish an architecture of collective defense and mutual assistance f…