The Malian army has announced the dispatch to Niamey of an official joint Mali-Burkina Faso delegation to “show the solidarity of the two countries” with the perpetrators of the coup. Niger begins a decisive week the day after the expiry of a West African ultimatum demanding the return to constitutional order, under penalty of the use of “force” for the moment not used. Follow the situation live.
The Malian army has announced the dispatch to Niamey of an official joint Mali-Burkina Faso delegation to “show the solidarity of the two countries” with the perpetrators of the coup. Niger begins a decisive week the day after the expiry of a West African ultimatum demanding the return to constitutional order, under penalty of the use of “force” for the moment not used. Follow the situation live.
The Malian army announced on Monday the dispatch to Niamey by Mali and Burkina Faso of a joint official delegation in “solidarity” with Niger, the scene of a military coup at the end of July and under the threat of a West African military intervention.
“Burkina Faso and Mali are sending a delegation to Niamey, led by the Malian minister” Abdoulaye Maïga, one of the strong men of the Malian junta, indicated the Malian army on social networks. “Objective: to show the solidarity of the two countries to the brotherly people of Niger,” she added
Chinese nationals in Niger should leave for a third country or return home if there is no reason to stay in the West African country, the Chinese Embassy in Niger said in a statement released. on its website.
The embassy added that Chinese nationals with short-term plans to visit Niger should refrain from traveling unless necessary. Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response”.
Source: France24
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