The navy leaders of three West African nations – Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – signed a mutual protection pact deal over the weekend.
The junta leaders signed the Liptako-Gourma Constitution, establishing the Alliance of Sahel States. The pact is known as after the area the place the three nation’s borders meet.
Col. Assimi Goita, Mali’s junta chief, stated in a press release, “I signed at this time with the heads of state of Burkina Faso and Niger the Liptako-Gourma Constitution, establishing the Alliance of Sahel States with the target of creating an structure of collective protection and help mutual for the good thing about our populations.”
The brand new pact requires the three neighboring nations to come back to the protection of one another.
All three are dealing with threats from jihadists.
Every of the nations has undergone coups since 2020.
