WOW! MALI COUP LEADERS RECEIVED OVER 300 ARMOURED VEHICLES FROM CHINA . NIGER VS FRANCE & ECOWAS WAR

China delivered Norinco’s WZ-551 IFVs and VP11 MRAPs to Mali. With a rumble and a roar, the Malian army welcomed a new fleet of military vehicles into their fold. This second batch, a generous offering from China’s Norinco Group, includes the dynamic WZ-551 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and the resilient VP11 MRAP. 2. Mali receives more Chinese weaponry The Malian Army has taken delivery of a second batch of equipment from China’s Norinco Group including WZ-551 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and VP11 MRAPs. A Large convoy of at least 70 trucks conveying new vehicles is being delivered to the Malian Army, the vehicles include WZ-551 and VP11 mraps. The vehicles were photographed at the port in Conakry, Guinea on 3 June. 3 Mali gets more warplanes, helicopters from Russia Bamako (AFP) – Mali’s military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the latest in a series of deliveries from its new top military and political ally. 4. Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali form military pact. The pact allows Mali and Burkina Faso to provide military assistance to Niger in the event of military intervention against the putschists there. The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also seized power in coups. 5. Burkina Faso, Mali send warplanes to Niger The warplanes were deployed to support Niger in the event of any military intervention by the regional bloc ECOWAS which says it was ready to send troops to reverse last month’s coup in Niger.