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2023-08-11 Africa North
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Niger Coup News Roundup for August 10th, 2023
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 Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Rebels in Niger threaten to kill ousted President Bazum if invaded
[Regnum] The rebels who seized power in Niger, at a meeting with arrived in Niamey and. O. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland threatened that they would kill the deposed President of the Republic, Mohammed Bazum, if neighboring states invaded the country. This was reported on August 10 by the Associated Press, citing anonymous Western officials.
A U.S. official confirmed this account, also speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Nuland arrived in Niamey and met on 7 August with the rebel-appointed Chief of Staff of the Niger Army, Moussa Salau Barmu . She called the talks frank and complex. According to unconfirmed reports, Nuland wanted to meet with Bazum, but she was refused.
As reported by IA Regnum, a military coup in Niger took place on July 26. The presidential guard blocked Bazum with his wife and son in the residence and announced his overthrow. At the same time, the president, who was removed from power, managed to phone US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and ask for help. The Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) demanded the return of power to the president and threatened to use military methods.
Radio station RFI reported that Nigeria plans to send a military contingent of 25 thousand people to Niger. In addition, according to the publication, Senegal, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire are planning to join the intervention. Later, on August 9, the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland (NCSR), created by the rebels, stated that the French military attacked the presidential national guard of Niger, and a French plane also illegally arrived on the territory of the republic. According to the NSSR, the French military released the terrorists.
After that, Alexei Zaitsev , Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry , said that Moscow supports the settlement of the situation in Niger and opposes the forceful intervention of ECOWAS. He noted that the invasion, most likely, will not contribute to the normalization of the situation in the republic.
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New government formed in Niger after coup
Chairman of the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland (NCSR) Abdurahman Tchiani signed a decree on the formation of a new transitional government in Niger, according to the ActuNiger news site.
The NSSR was created after a coup d'état, which was organized by a group of military men at the end of July. The new government included 21 ministers. Among them are both military and civilians.
As reported by IA Regnum, on August 7, the rebels who seized power in Niger appointed ex-Finance Minister Ali Mahamana Lamin Zein as the head of the country's government . At the same time, in a new decree of August 10, he regained the post of head of the republic's Ministry of Finance.
On August 8, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu imposed new financial sanctions against those involved in the seizure of power in Niger. On August 9, in Niger, the rebels accused France of intending to provoke destabilization in the country and use the French military contingent.
On August 10, the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) will hold an emergency summit on the situation in Niger.
Yet more from regnum.ru
Africa convenes emergency summit on Niger situation
The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) will hold an emergency summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja on August 10 on the situation in Niger, where a coup d'etat took place at the end of July, the press service of this regional organization reported.
The event was chaired by the President of Nigeria, Bolu Tinuba, who is the head of the ECOWAS Council of Heads of State and Government. At the meeting, it is planned to agree on decisions on further response to the processes in Niger.
As IA Regnum reported , on the night of July 27 in Niger, military rebels seized power in the country and removed Mohamed Bazum from the post of president of the republic. The organizers of the coup d'etat were supported by the command of the Armed Forces of the countries.
On July 30, ECOWAS held a summit at which it was announced the imposition of sanctions against the new authorities of Niger. In particular, members of the community closed the borders with this country and banned flights to its territory.
They also suspended all financial transactions with Niger and froze the state assets of the republic in their central banks. In addition, ECOWAS issued an ultimatum to the rebels: they had to release the ousted president within a week and restore constitutional order.
In case of refusal, the new authorities of Niger were threatened with the use of force. On August 4, the ECOWAS military leadership announced its refusal to use force against the rebels.
Yet even more from regnum.ru
West African countries back early intervention in Niger
The Community of West African Nations (ECOWAS) supports the proposal to start military intervention in Niger as soon as possible, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP) citing the statement of the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, after his return from the Nigerian capital.
On August 10, an emergency summit of this regional organization was held in Abuja, dedicated to the situation in Niger and further steps of the states of the region.
Ouattara noted that the heads of the headquarters of the countries participating in the meeting would hold several more conferences to finally clarify all the questions on the planned operation.
As reported by IA Regnum, on the night of August 27, a rebellion took place in Niger, organized by a group of military men. Its participants seized power in the country and overthrew the incumbent President Mohamed Bazum.
On July 30, ECOWAS held its first meeting on the situation in Niger and gave the rebels in Niger a week to restore constitutional order in the country. The community threatened to take "all measures", including military ones, if the participants in the coup did not comply with this demand.
On August 4, information appeared that ECOWAS had allegedly renounced the use of military force against Niger. However, the commissioner of the organization, Abdel-Fatau Musaha, who oversees the peace and security of West Africa, announced that the countries of the community had developed a plan in case of military intervention in this republic.
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