The military in power in Niger said they had denounced a military cooperation agreement concluded in 2022 with neighboring Benin, which they accuse of “considering aggression” against their country.

In a press release read on national television, the military regime of Niamey indicated “having called on several occasions for compliance with the obligations” of this agreement signed on July 11, 2022, with Benin which they decided to “denounce”.

The military who came to power in Niger through a coup d’état on July 26, claim that Benin has “decided to consider aggression against Niger instead of supporting it”.

The agreement with Benin was for the exchange of intelligence, air assistance to monitor the movements of jihadists, and joint operations between the two Beninese and Nigerien armies.