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2023-08-09 Africa North
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Niger Coup News Roundup for August 8th, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Special forces of the Niger army advanced to the presidential palace
[Regnum] Special units of the Niger army advanced to the airport and the presidential palace in the country's capital Niamey, Al-Arabiya TV channel reports.
Other details are not given.
As IA Regnum reported, on the night of July 27, a group of military men in Niger carried out a coup d'état and removed the country's president, Mohamed Bazum, from power . The rebels were supported by the command of the Armed Forces of the Republic.
On August 7, the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland, which gained power in Niger as a result of a coup, warned that foreign forces were preparing to invade the country . In this regard, airspace was closed in the republic.
On August 8, Nigeria, Senegal, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire announced plans to send a total of 25,000 troops to fight the rebels in Niger . In turn, the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland deployed additional forces to Niamey to deal with foreign forces in the event of an invasion of the republic.
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Nigerian President imposes financial sanctions against Niger rebels
[Regnum] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu imposed new financial sanctions against the rebels who seized power in Niger. This was announced by the official representative of the Nigerian head of the republic Ajuri Ngelale.
“Sanctions are being imposed through the Central Bank of Nigeria against individuals who participated in the seizure of power in Niger through a coup,” he said.
Tinubu, who chairs the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), will host an ECOWAS summit on the situation in Niger on August 10.
Earlier, ECOWAS said it would take military action if the rebels refuse to return power to the deposed Mohamed Bazum by August 6. The National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland, which headed Niger after the coup, said that it would respond to the intervention, additional forces were pulled to the capital of the republic, Niamey.
The coup in Niger on July 26, 2023 was carried out by the presidential guard, detaining Bazum. Abdurakhaman Tchiani , who commanded the guards, was declared the head of the transitional government.
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Rebels in Niger send reinforcements to capital in preparation for intervention
[Regnum] The rebels in Niger, who gained power during the coup, are preparing to repel a possible military intervention and have deployed additional forces to the capital of the republic, Niamey. This was reported on August 8 by CNN.
"A convoy of about 40 pickup trucks arrived on Sunday night, bringing in troops from other parts of the country," the reporters said.
The TV channel said that reinforcements were transferred to the capital in preparation for the invasion of the country, as well as in order to reassure the public.
Earlier, radio station RFI, referring to information from an official from Nigeria, reported that this republic plans to send more than half of its army to Niger - 25,000 people . He also said that Senegal, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire are going to join the intervention.
As reported by IA Regnum , the coup in Niger took place on July 26, 2023. The presidential guard detained the head of the republic, Mohamed Bazum, announcing his removal from power. The rebels formed the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland, and President Abdurakhaman Tchiani, who commanded the guards, was declared the head of the transitional government .
The Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) issued an ultimatum on July 30, demanding that Bazum be returned to power within a week, threatening to use military measures, but this demand was not complied with. At the same time, the leaders of the bordering Burkina Faso and Mali said they would consider the invasion of Niger an attack on their own states.
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Four African countries decide to send 25,000 troops to Niger
[Regnum] Four African countries have decided to send 25,000 troops to Niger, RFI reported on August 8.
Referring to an official from Nigeria, the radio station notes that 25,000 troops will be sent to Niger, with Nigeria being the main contributor.
“She will provide more than half of the troops if needed,” the Nigerian spokesman said. Senegal, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire are also going to send soldiers to Niger.
As reported by IA Regnum , on August 7, the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland, which is in power in Niger after the coup, announced that an invasion was being prepared on the territory of the republic. The rebels announced the closure of the country's airspace.
According to the council, two Central African states are preparing an invasion of Niger. The National Council stated that it would consider every country that would conduct military operations on the territory of Niger as a participant in the invasion.
A number of Nigerian representatives called on President Bolu Tinuba and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) to abandon plans for military intervention in Niger.
A military coup in Niger took place on July 26, when the National Guard detained President Mohamed Bazum, then announcing his removal from power.
The republic was headed by the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland, the rebels appointed the commander of the guard, President Abdurakhaman Tchiani , as the head of the transitional government , and the day before, on August 7, the economist Ali Mahamana Lamin Zein was declared prime minister.
Moscow advocated a speedy return to the constitutional track of the situation in Niger. As presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said , damage to human lives must be avoided.
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Nuland warned rebels in Niger about country's risk of losing aid
[Regnum] Niger risks losing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military and economic aid. She made such a statement at a meeting with the rebels who seized power in Niger, and. O. US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland . This was stated in a written statement released on August 7 by the head of the press service of the US Foreign Ministry, Matthew Miller.
As Miller noted, O. US Deputy Secretary of State Nuland visited Niger's capital, Niamey, to express her concern about developments in that country, as well as her determination to support democracy and constitutional order.
"The United States continues to call for the immediate release of President Mohamed Bazum, his family and all those who were detained in an attempted unconstitutional seizure of power," the document says.
Miller specified that Nuland held meetings with representatives of the country's "civil society" as well as "with members of the group claiming power in Niger" to explain the consequences of Niger's failure to comply with its own constitutional order. Miller said the people of Niger could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in economic and security assistance.
The head of the press service of the State Department indicated that the United States had decided to partially suspend support to the government of Niger while the situation remains unstable. As events unfold, Washington will reassess and update "assistance recommendations to ensure compliance with all applicable legal restrictions and US policy objectives."
As Miller elaborated, Nuland stressed at meetings in Niger that she "remains in close contact with US allies and partners", including the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS).
Earlier , IA Regnum reported that Victoria Nuland held talks with the rebels who seized power in Niger. The American diplomat visited Niger, where she met with the appointed chief of the General Staff of the Niger Armed Forces, Moussa Salau Barma, and his three closest associates.
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