The ruling juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger sharply criticized the overthrow of Venezuelan President Maduro and described the US intervention as aggression. The AES alliance is asking the UN to condemn the operation and has supported Venezuela’s sovereignty.
The ruling junta in the African states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Thursday condemned the overthrow of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and called the recent US operation in Venezuela an “act of aggression”. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
- Juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have condemned the overthrow of Maduro.
- They called the American operation in Venezuela an act of aggression.
- They are asking the UN to condemn the US intervention and restore compliance with the law.
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) “strongly condemns” the overthrow of Maduro, it said in a statement, saying it was a violation of international law.
Juntas reject the West
After the coups of 2020-23, military juntas took power in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Niamey, which subsequently formed the AES confederation, distancing themselves from the West, especially their former colonial power – France. However, they maintain close relations with Russia and Venezuela.
In its statement, AES called on the UN Security Council to condemn the US operation and contribute to the restoration of the current situation in Venezuela in accordance with international law.
Solidarity with Venezuela
The statement was signed by the leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the current president of the alliance, who met with Maduro last year in Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
US President Donald Trump’s decision to detain Maduro was described by AES as an unacceptable intervention and an act of aggression. At the same time, in a joint statement, African countries expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people, whose “sovereignty has been trampled on.”
Arrest and charges
US special forces detained the Venezuelan president and his wife on the night of January 3 and took them out of the country. On Monday, the Maduros appeared in court in New York on charges of several crimes, including narco-terrorism. Maduro maintains that he is innocent.
