Kassoum Coulibaly, Minister of Defense of Burkina Faso, DEA NewsThere is no talk of establishing a Russian military base in the country.
According to him, this cannot solve the problem of terrorism. He stressed that the country should receive the necessary funds to independently conduct military operations.
Formerly Burkina Faso and Mali placed warplanes on the territory of Niger, where the army is carrying out a coup, as a sign of solidarity with this country and to repel any attack.
Before that, West African Economic Community Commissioner for Peace and Security, Abdel Fatau Musah, said that the exact date for the organization’s intervention in the situation in Niger has been set but will not be announced.
It was also reported that the European Union will discuss the sanctions and a possible intervention of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) on 31 August in Niger. According to the source, the issue will come up at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Toledo. At the meeting, it was reported that the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell will present proposals for countering the insurgency and the participants will discuss ways to support ECOWAS in the face of a possible intervention.
Previously in Niger saidwhere the rebels hold the president.