Burkina Faso and Mali deploy military aircraft to Niger in response to possible military intervention by the Western Community in Niger | military | military aircraft
Burkina Faso and Mali deployed military aircraft to Niger on the 18th to jointly respond to possible military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States in Niger.
According to Niger's national television on the 18th, Burkina Faso and Mali deployed fighter jets, helicopters, and other weapons to Niger on the same day to "respond to all forms of violations against Niger.". The report states that military leaders from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have met in the Niger capital Niamey to discuss how to respond to possible military intervention by the Western Community.
The two-day meeting of the Western Community Defense Chiefs of Staff Committee concluded on the 18th in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The Western Community Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner, Abdul Fatau Moussa, stated that the Western Community Standing Force is ready to be deployed to Niger at any time. He also stated that all solutions are under discussion, and if the military government reaches an agreement with us on restoring the constitutional order of the country as soon as possible, we can abandon the military plan.
On July 26th, some soldiers of the Niger Presidential Guard detained President Bazum. Late that night, military representatives of the coup announced on Niger's national television the establishment of the National Committee for the Defense of the Motherland, lifting President Bazum's authority and allowing the military regime to take over national affairs.
Western Community: Ready to deploy standing forces to Niger at any time
On the 18th, Abdul Fatau Musa, Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner of the Economic Community of West African States, stated in the Ghanaian capital of Accra that the standing force of the West African Community is ready to be deployed to Niger at any time.
The two-day meeting of the Western Community Defense Chiefs of Staff Committee ended in Accra on the 18th. Musa said at a press conference after the meeting that preparations for deploying the standing forces are ready and are waiting for further instructions after submitting a report to the leaders of the Western Community.
Musa said that the reason why the Western Community is preparing to adopt military intervention measures is because the Niger military government has been setting obstacles to break the deadlock. He also stated that all solutions are under discussion, and if the military government reaches an agreement with us on restoring the constitutional order of the country as soon as possible, we can abandon the military plan.
Musa also said that a mediation team from the Western Community plans to travel to the Niger capital Niamey before the 19th to engage with the military government in order to seek a peaceful end to the crisis.
On July 26th, some soldiers of the Niger Presidential Guard detained President Bazum. Late that night, representatives of the coup soldiers announced on Niger's national television the establishment of the National Committee for the Defense of the Motherland, lifting President Bazum's authority and allowing the military regime to take over national affairs. On August 10th, coup soldiers announced the establishment of a new government on national television through a decree signed by their leader Abdulrahman Chiani. On the same day, the leaders of the Western Community held an emergency meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja, announcing the immediate activation of regional standing forces to respond to the Niger crisis.