Immenent ECOWAS attack: Mali, Burkina Faso, ready to help Niger
The transitional governments of Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are in support of the Niger junta seizing power and taking their ‘destinies into their hands’
In a joint release, they accused the ECOWAS of handing down brutal sanctions against Niger.
Full outing
1. Express their fraternal solidarity and that of the Burkinabe and Malian peoples to the brotherly people of NIGER who have decided responsibly to take their destiny into their own hands and to assume before history the fullness of their sovereignty;
2. Denounce the persistence of these regional organizations in imposing sanctions aggravating the suffering of the populations and jeopardizing the spirit of Pan-Africanism;
3. Refuse to apply these illegal, illegitimate, and inhumane sanctions against the people and authorities of Niger;
4. Caution that any military intervention against Niger would amount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali;
5. Caution that any military intervention against Niger would entail the withdrawal of Burkina Faso and Mali from ECOWAS, as well as the adoption of self-defense measures in support of the armed forces and the people of Niger;
6. Warn of the disastrous consequences of a military intervention in Niger that could destabilize the entire region, as was NATO’s unilateral intervention in Libya that led to the spread of terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa.
“The Transitional Governments of Burkina Faso and Mali are deeply indignant and surprised by the imbalance observed between, on the one hand, the speed and adventurous attitude of some West African political leaders wishing to use armed force to restore constitutional order in a sovereign country, and on the other hand, the inaction, indifference and passive complicity of these organizations and political leaders in helping States and peoples. victims of terrorism for a decade and abandoned to their fate. In any case, the Transitional Governments of Burkina Faso and Mali invite the living forces to be ready and mobilized, in order to lend a hand to the Nigerien people, in these dark hours of Pan-Africanism. May God bless Africa and preserve Africans!”
On Sunday, July 30, Despite success, ECOWAS describes Niger coup as ‘attempted’ – Cameroon News Agency ECOWAS gave Niger junta one week to return to reinstate former President Bazoum or face military action.
