Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali Transition President Assimi Goita talked on the phone on Sunday, September 10, initiated by the Malian side, according to a Kremlin statement..
According to the same source, the two presidents discussed “the situation in Niger,” indicating that the problem should be handled “by political-diplomatic means.”
Niger’s military dictatorship accuses France of preparing for aggression against Niger by deploying forces in different West African nations..