Sahel alliance warns Nigeria it will ‘neutralise’ any unauthorised aircraft in its airspace

The emergency landing of a Nigerian military plane in western Burkina Faso has reignited tensions between Abuja and the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES.

In a statement read by Burkina’s Minister of Territorial Administration on public television, the AES said the plane was carrying nine military personnel and did not have authorisation to enter Burkinabe airspace.

The alliance condemned what it called an “unfriendly” act, that…