

It also binds the three countries to work to prevent or settle armed rebellions. Niger braces for ECOWAS deadline no signs of giving in to threats including the use of armed force to restore and ensure security," it states. "Any attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one or more contracting parties shall be considered as an aggression against the other parties and shall give rise to a duty of assistance. The charter signed on Saturday binds the signatories to assist one another - including militarily - in the event of an attack on any one of them. "Our priority is the fight against terrorism in the three countries." What does the pact stipulate? "This alliance will be a combination of military and economic efforts between the three countries", Mali's Defense Minister Abdoulaye Diop told journalists.

The Liptako-Gourma region - where the Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger borders meet - has been ravaged by insurgencies in recent years. Colonel Assimi GOITA September 16, 2023 J’ai signé ce jour avec les Chefs d’Etat du Burkina Faso et du Niger la Charte du Liptako-Gourma instituant l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES) ayant pour objectif d’établir une architecture de défense collective et d’assistance mutuelle au bénéfice de nos populations. "I signed today with the Heads of State of Burkina Faso and Niger the Liptako-Gourma Charter establishing the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) with the objective of establishing an architecture of collective defense and assistance mutual for the benefit of our populations," he posted on X/Twitter.

The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have signed a charter establishing an Alliance of Sahel States (AES) - the Liptako-Gourma Charter - to build a collective defense architecture and mutual collaboration aimed at benefiting the nations' peoples, Mali's interim President Assimi Goita said on Saturday, as reported by Sputnik. Mali's interim President Assimi Goita signs the Liptako-Gourma Charter to establish the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) with Niger and Burkina Faso on Saturday, Septem(T witter/X account of President Assimi Goita).
