Sam Mednick Supporters of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum demonstrate in his support in Niamey, Niger Sam Mednick
Air force colonel major Amadou Abdramane said on the video: “This is as a result of the continuing degradation of the security situation, the bad economic and social governance.” Earlier yesterday, a tweet from the account of Niger’s presidency reported that members of the elite guard unit engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and unsuccessfully tried to obtain support from other security forces.
Mali and Burkina Faso have had four coups since 2020, and both are being overrun by extremists linked to al Qaida and the Islamic State group.US secretary of state Antony Blinken visited Niger in March, seeking to strengthen ties with a country where extremists have carried out attacks on civilians and military personnel but the overall security situation was not as dire as in neighbouring nations.
Before the announcement, hundreds of people took to the streets of the capital, Niamey, and chanted “no coup d’etat”, while marching in support of the president.
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