2023-09-19 14:46:54
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The bill authorizing the sending of a Burkinabè military contingent to the Republic of Niger was unanimously adopted by the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) of Burkina Faso this Tuesday, September 19, 2023 during a plenary session .
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The adoption of this bill thus provides a legal framework for the deployment of a military contingent from Burkina Faso to Niger, whose mission is to provide military assistance to the Republic of Niger in the event of aggression or armed destabilization. externally, but also to fight against terrorism.
« The military assistance allocated to the contingent will consist of providing a strong hand and capacity support in fairly specific areas. », indicated Colonel-Major Kassoum Coulibaly, Minister of State in charge of Defense before adding that the deployment of the contingent makes it possible to “ contribute to strengthening the fight against terrorism in our country by allowing it to have support points in the depths of Nigerien territory to fight against terrorist groups who often take refuge there after having committed attacks on our territory ».
The duration of the mission of the Burkinabè military contingent is three months, renewable. As part of the implementation of military assistance with Niger, it will not be too much to sign a memorandum which will have the effect of the status of the members of the contingent to emphasize the various guarantees, underlines the minister of the defense.
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