Mali, Burkina Faso Deploy Warplanes To Niger Republic, Meet On Response To ECOWAS Military Threat

Amid mounting pressure by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore civilian rule in the Niger Republic, Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic in response to ECOWAS’ military intervention threat.

This is just as military staff of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement of military intervention by the ECOWAS.

A local media had reported on Saturday that the military personnel met in Niamey to decide on “concrete measures” in case ECOWAS chooses to “escalate a war.”