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Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV.
They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation's borders.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by troops from the presidential guard since early on Wednesday.
He was promised Washington's "unwavering support" in a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
UN Secretary General António Guterres also said he had spoken to the president and offered the UN's full support to the uranium-rich country.
Mr Bazoum is a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Two neighbouring countries, Mali and Burkina Faso, have experienced coups triggered by jihadist uprisings in recent years.
In both countries the new military leaders have fallen out with France, the former colonial power, which also formerly ruled Niger - a vast, arid country on the edge of the Sahara desert and one of the poorest nations in the world.

Mr Bazoum's whereabouts are unclear but in a statement on Twitter on Thursday morning he said the "hard-won gains will be safeguarded" and that Nigeriens who love democracy will see to it.
Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou has declared himself the head of state and called on all democrats to "make this adventure fail".

In the TV announcement on Wednesday, Col Maj Amadou Abdramane, alongside nine other uniformed soldiers behind him, said: "We, the defence and security forces... have decided to put an end to the regime you know.
"This follows the continuing deterioration of the security situation, and poor economic and social governance."

He also said that all of the country's institutions had been suspended and that the heads of the ministries would take care of day-to-day business.
"All external partners are asked not to interfere," he went on. "Land and air borders are closed until the situation has stabilised."
He added a night curfew would take effect from 22:00 until 05:00 local time until further notice.
Col Maj Abdramane said the soldiers were acting for the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP).

This coup is yet further bad news for French and Western efforts to restore stability to the part of West Africa known as the Sahel. When neighbouring Mali chose to partner up with Russia's Wagner Group in place of the French, Paris moved its centre of operations in the region to Niger.
This coup, even if it turns out to be short-lived, has shown that even Niger cannot necessarily be relied on to be a permanent safe base. Western influence in the region is shrinking like a water pool in the dry season.

The governments in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali have all decided they would rather work with Russia's brutal Wagner mercenaries than any Western force. Wagner's primary interests in Africa have appeared to be more about enriching themselves and extending the Kremlin's influence than following the Western goals of trying to nurture better governance.
For the two major insurgent groups in the region, those linked to so-called Islamic State and al-Qaeda, this is good news. They thrive on instability, poor governance and local resentment of the government. So a coup in Niger is likely to further hamper efforts to contain them.

After the soldiers' TV announcement Mr Blinken called for the release of President Bazoum.
He told a news conference in New Zealand that "what it clearly constitutes is an effort to seize power by force and to disrupt the constitution".
In neighbouring Mali, heavily armed Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the military regime to fight jihadist insurgents. Niger's unrest comes on top of existing Western anxiety about Wagner operations and the Sahel region's instability.
President Vladimir Putin, keen to expand Russian influence in Africa, is hosting African leaders in St Petersburg on Thursday.
The West African economic bloc Ecowas has said it "condemns in the strongest terms the attempt to seize power by force" in Niger.
On behalf of Ecowas, Benin's President Patrice Talon has arrived in the capital Niamey on a mediation mission.
Mr Talon said "all means" would be used, if necessary to restore constitutional order in Niger, "but the ideal would be for everything to be done in peace and harmony".

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Supporters of President Bazoum rallied in Niamey earlier on Wednesday

Earlier on Wednesday, crowds in Niamey took to the streets in support of Mr Bazoum. A BBC reporter also saw heavily armed forces loyal to the president stationed around the national broadcaster.
The city was mostly peaceful, although soldiers behind the coup fired shots to break up the protests.
Niger is grappling with two Islamist insurgencies - one in the south-west, which swept in from Mali in 2015, and the other in the south-east, involving jihadists based in north-eastern Nigeria.
President Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021, is a close ally of France, and other Western nations.
Niger has experienced four coups since independence from France in 1960, as well as numerous attempted coups.

 

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Gulenists take notes hahaha, best coups are in Africa. They got the best coups.

Its a daily life there unbelievable. After this coup another coup will happen.

Definition of insanity.
 

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Gulenists take notes hahaha, best coups are in Africa. They got the best coups.
Incomparable, Bazoum dont seem to get public support, Erdogan has…
 
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Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV.
They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation's borders.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by troops from the presidential guard since early on Wednesday.
He was promised Washington's "unwavering support" in a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
UN Secretary General António Guterres also said he had spoken to the president and offered the UN's full support to the uranium-rich country.
Mr Bazoum is a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Two neighbouring countries, Mali and Burkina Faso, have experienced coups triggered by jihadist uprisings in recent years.
In both countries the new military leaders have fallen out with France, the former colonial power, which also formerly ruled Niger - a vast, arid country on the edge of the Sahara desert and one of the poorest nations in the world.

Mr Bazoum's whereabouts are unclear but in a statement on Twitter on Thursday morning he said the "hard-won gains will be safeguarded" and that Nigeriens who love democracy will see to it.
Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou has declared himself the head of state and called on all democrats to "make this adventure fail".

In the TV announcement on Wednesday, Col Maj Amadou Abdramane, alongside nine other uniformed soldiers behind him, said: "We, the defence and security forces... have decided to put an end to the regime you know.
"This follows the continuing deterioration of the security situation, and poor economic and social governance."

He also said that all of the country's institutions had been suspended and that the heads of the ministries would take care of day-to-day business.
"All external partners are asked not to interfere," he went on. "Land and air borders are closed until the situation has stabilised."
He added a night curfew would take effect from 22:00 until 05:00 local time until further notice.
Col Maj Abdramane said the soldiers were acting for the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP).

This coup is yet further bad news for French and Western efforts to restore stability to the part of West Africa known as the Sahel. When neighbouring Mali chose to partner up with Russia's Wagner Group in place of the French, Paris moved its centre of operations in the region to Niger.
This coup, even if it turns out to be short-lived, has shown that even Niger cannot necessarily be relied on to be a permanent safe base. Western influence in the region is shrinking like a water pool in the dry season.

The governments in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali have all decided they would rather work with Russia's brutal Wagner mercenaries than any Western force. Wagner's primary interests in Africa have appeared to be more about enriching themselves and extending the Kremlin's influence than following the Western goals of trying to nurture better governance.
For the two major insurgent groups in the region, those linked to so-called Islamic State and al-Qaeda, this is good news. They thrive on instability, poor governance and local resentment of the government. So a coup in Niger is likely to further hamper efforts to contain them.

After the soldiers' TV announcement Mr Blinken called for the release of President Bazoum.
He told a news conference in New Zealand that "what it clearly constitutes is an effort to seize power by force and to disrupt the constitution".
In neighbouring Mali, heavily armed Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the military regime to fight jihadist insurgents. Niger's unrest comes on top of existing Western anxiety about Wagner operations and the Sahel region's instability.
President Vladimir Putin, keen to expand Russian influence in Africa, is hosting African leaders in St Petersburg on Thursday.
The West African economic bloc Ecowas has said it "condemns in the strongest terms the attempt to seize power by force" in Niger.
On behalf of Ecowas, Benin's President Patrice Talon has arrived in the capital Niamey on a mediation mission.
Mr Talon said "all means" would be used, if necessary to restore constitutional order in Niger, "but the ideal would be for everything to be done in peace and harmony".

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Supporters of President Bazoum rallied in Niamey earlier on Wednesday

Earlier on Wednesday, crowds in Niamey took to the streets in support of Mr Bazoum. A BBC reporter also saw heavily armed forces loyal to the president stationed around the national broadcaster.
The city was mostly peaceful, although soldiers behind the coup fired shots to break up the protests.
Niger is grappling with two Islamist insurgencies - one in the south-west, which swept in from Mali in 2015, and the other in the south-east, involving jihadists based in north-eastern Nigeria.
President Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021, is a close ally of France, and other Western nations.
Niger has experienced four coups since independence from France in 1960, as well as numerous attempted coups.

Russia is slowly spreading its influence which is quite worrying tbh
 

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More coups means more instability in the region.
More instability means, UN peacekeepers are needed.
Hopefully, we are gonna make some bucks with our peacekeepers.
 
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The governments in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali have all decided they would rather work with Russia's brutal Wagner mercenaries than any Western force. Wagner's primary interests in Africa have appeared to be more about enriching themselves and extending the Kremlin's influence than following the Western goals of trying to nurture better governance.
lol
 

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In Africa its literally a battle royale.

After this coup another will happen. Military in a lot of those Western African countries run the country itself.

Then the army does another coup against their general and the general who led it takes power. Rinse and repeat.
 

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Russia is slowly spreading its influence which is quite worrying tbh

Honestly the Russians always wanted to expand into Africa for centuries but were always blocked by its rivals and enemies.

Dont forget they actually tried to participate in the scramble for Africa by sending in Cossacks into Sagallo which is now modern day Djibouti until they nearly clashed with France which wanted Djibouti for itself. Russia could not afford another war especially in far flung land actually gave up denied any role by saying those Cossacks went there by themselves.

Opportunity presented itself in the cold war and the subsiquent decolonisation of Africa which allowed the Soviet Union to spread its influence.

Soviet Union collapsed with that its influence in Africa now the Russians are back.

This should be worrying especially for Turkiye as you know Turkiye and Russia's interests clash in Syria, Libya, Caucasus and Central Asia.

Now the Russians are in West Africa dont be surprised if they expand into the Horn because it seems they will as they have a gateway into the Horn with the building of a naval base in Sudan. While we are still waiting on Suakin.
 

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Does anyone know what Niger did buy from Turkiye apart TB2 drones ? And is there a chance that those weapons finishes in Russian hands ?
 

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The new junta in Niger has detained the major general, who is accused of signing the agreement that gives France the authority to intervene militarily on the Niger Presidency.

The junta, calling themselves the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland (CNSP), detained the Commander of the National Guard, Major General Midou Guirey.
 

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It feels so good to see how France is losing it's grip on Africa thanks to Russia/Wagner.

Time flies so fast, eh Macron? When France was cooperating with Russia, the terrorists from Wagner and the putchist leader Haftar against Turkey they were very glad to do it... Now a few years later these same allies of his are fucking him over. :D
 

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It feels so good to see how France is losing it's grip on Africa thanks to Russia/Wagner.

Time flies so fast, eh Macron? When France was cooperating with Russia, the terrorists from Wagner and the putchist leader Haftar against Turkey they were very glad to do it... Now a few years later these same allies of his are fucking him over. :D
An L for france, is always a positive in my Book.
 

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It feels so good to see how France is losing it's grip on Africa thanks to Russia/Wagner.

Time flies so fast, eh Macron? When France was cooperating with Russia, the terrorists from Wagner and the putchist leader Haftar against Turkey they were very glad to do it... Now a few years later these same allies of his are fucking him over. :D
The main problem here is how on earth are you planning to disloadge Russia in the future. The russians are cruel, they dont care about narrative; thus, if they dont like it or cant get it, they will just raze everything to the ground

How on earth are you planning to dislodge Russia? At least France cared about its image infront of the whole world under the shitty guise of democracy and blah blah but the Russians are ready to butcher people live on TV if the situation demanded; just see what the Russians are doing in the Ukrainian war
 

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The main problem here is how on earth are you planning to disloadge Russia in the future. The russians are cruel, they dont care about narrative; thus, if they dont like it or cant get it, they will just raze everything to the ground

How on earth are you planning to dislodge Russia? At least France cared about its image infront of the whole world under the shitty guise of democracy and blah blah but the Russians are ready to butcher people live on TV if the situation demanded; just see what the Russians are doing in the Ukrainian war
Put in some investments, join the next civil war that will ensue in the next 5 years, kill few hundred locals, few hundred Wagner, blow some Pantsirs up, rinse and repeat. That seems to be the law of the land. Sad, but it is what it is.
 

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