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Burkina Faso, Mali say military intervention in Niger would be 'declaration of war'

Niger security forces prepare to disperse demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy in Niamey on July 30, 2023. © Reuters stringer

Junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali warned Monday that any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a "declaration of war" against their two countries.

The warning from Niger's military-ruled neighbours came a day after West African leaders, supported by their Western partners, threatened to use "force" to reinstate the democratically elected Bazoum and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists.

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