President Mohamed Bazoum has been confined at his residence since Wednesday by members of his presidential guard. Read more at straitstimes.com.
despite a defiant stand by the country’s elected president and an outcry from the world community.
Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou told France24 television there had been a “coup bid” but “the whole of the army was not involved”.Several hundred people in Niamey and a similar number in the town of Dosso took part in shows of support for the coup leaders, AFP journalists saw. Supporters of the coup went to the headquarters of Mr Bazoum’s PNDS party and ransacked it, setting fire to cars. PHOTO: REUTERSThe coup leader appeared on national television urging “the population to remain calm”, after the violence.
“Bazoum was very fragile. His election was contested by the opposition .. and it was known that a certain number of army officers were fairly unhappy with the situation,” said Mr Antil. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had spoken to Mr Bazoum to offer support from Washington, which deploys about 1,100 troops in Niger.France, a key ally which has 1,500 soldiers in Niger, called for “the restoration of the integrity of Nigerien democratic institutions.”
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