The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also seized power in coups.
The three countries’ foreign ministers made a joint announcement in Niamey, Niger’s capital on Thursday.
The sides have formed. The only way the war actually happens, however, is if the Biden Administration gives France the blessing to sponsor an ECOWAS invasion. Russia remains a wild card.
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