Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign security cooperation pact

Mali's junta leader Assimi Goita signs pacts to establish the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) together with Mali and Burkina Faso. PHOTO | MALI PRESIDENCY


What you need to know:

  • All three countries have undergone coups since 2020, most recently Niger, where soldiers in July overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum.
  • French troops have also been pushed out of Burkina Faso, while Niger's coup leaders have renounced several military cooperation agreements with France