2023 Niger coup d'état

President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum was elected in 2021 and held the presidency until he was removed from power in the 2023 coup

On 26 July 2023, soldiers from Niger's presidential guard arrested President Mohamed Bazoum, while another group of soldiers announced his removal from office, closed the country's borders, suspended state institutions and declared a curfew while announcing the creation of a junta.[1]

After the coup, Colonel-Major[2] Amadou Abdramane went on state television channel Télé Sahel to claim that President Bazoum had been removed from power and announced the creation of a National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland.[3]

Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou claimed the presidency in an acting manner, however his leadership is disputed by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland.[4]

On August 10, 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to retain the option of military intervention in Niger. thus paving the way for the mobilization of a force which should be mainly composed of Nigerian and Senegalese troops.[1].

References

  1. ↑ "Niger : ce que l'on sait de la tentative de coup d'Etat en cours contre le président Mohamed Bazoum" [Niger: what we know about the ongoing coup attempt against President Mohamed Bazoum]. Franceinfo (in French). 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Coup d'Etat au Niger : Les militaires putschistes suspendent « toutes les institutions » et ferment les frontières" [Coup d'etat in Niger: The putschist soldiers suspend "all the institutions" and close the borders]. 20 minutes (in French). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Mednick, Sam (27 July 2023). "Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's president". AP. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Detained Niger president defiant after coup bid". France 24. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.