Burkina Faso and Mali will consider any military intervention against Niger as a declaration of war. ㅤ
This is how they responded to the threats from the Economic Community of West Africa. ㅤ
Captain Ibrahim Taore (Burkina Faso) and Colonel Assimi Goyota (Mali) during a meeting in St. Petersburg on July 27 agreed to be ready to assist Niger against any violation of its territorial integrity. ㅤ