Members of the Presidential Guard are said to have detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NIAMEY - An attempted coup was under way on Wednesday in the fragile state of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army, sources said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned “any effort to seize power by force”, while the United States expressed deep concern and called for Mr Bazoum to be released. “The army and national guard are ready to attack the elements of the PG who are involved in this fit of temper if they do not return to a better disposition,” the presidency said.The reason for the guards’ anger was not disclosed.
The European Union said it “associates itself” with the Ecowas statement and attacked “any attempt to destabilise democracy and threaten the stability” of Niger.Coup-prone Their handover in April 2021, after elections won by Mr Bazoum in a two-round contest against former president Mahamane Ousmane, marked Niger’s first peaceful transition of power since independence.An attempted coup took place just days before Mr Bazoum’s inauguration, according to a security source at the time.
The country is struggling with two Islamic militant campaigns – one in the south-west, which swept in from Mali in 2015, and the other in the south-east, involving militants from northeastern Nigeria.
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