Deposed Niger president, Mohamed Bazoum, told his nation via social media Thursday after being incarcerated in his palace by rebellious soldiers, that “hard-won gains” made in the country under his rule would be “protected” by democracy-loving patriots.
after being incarcerated in his palace by rebellious soldiers that “hard-won gains” made in the country under his rule would be “protected” by democracy-loving patriots.Western and regional officials condemned the ouster of Bazoum, a key ally of the United States, France and others in the fight against Islamist insurgency in the insecure Sahel region. Niger is one of the few countries in the coup-plagued area where the Russian mercenary group Wagner has failed to make substantial inroads.
The coup in Niger is the latest to hit the impoverished Sahel region in recent years after similar takeovers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad, as well as in Sudan and Guinea farther afield, and it was immediately condemned internationally.
Blinken said that it was for lawyers to determine whether the developments in Niger technically constitute a coup. Niger’s military and air force have received support and training from the United States, including at the Air Force Academy in Colorado and at the Air War College in Alabama, according to a 2021 summary released by the U.S. Embassy in Niamey.
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