2023-07-26 21:42:48
(Échos du Niger July 26) In Niamey, the situation has remained confused since this morning. The fate of the Head of State Mohamed Bazoum remains unclear to say the least. The Head of State is detained by his presidential guard which has gone into mutiny.
The official press release of the presidency indicates that it is about a movement of anti-republican mood and that the mutineers could not obtain the support of the army and the national guard. According to the same press release, the president and his family are doing well, and the army as well as elements of the national guard are ready to attack the mutineers if they do not renounce their obscure intentions. A source quoted by the newspaper Le Monde also indicated that the president was doing well.
If for the moment, it is still too early to speak of an attempted coup, sources indicate that the Minister of the Interior would also be detained. The name of General Omar Tchiani, head of the presidential guard since the presidency of Issoufou Mahamadou keeps coming up. Rumor has it that President Bazoum recently considered replacing him. As we write this, national television has just been secured by army units that appear to be Republicans.
It should be noted that for more than a decade, Niger has appeared as an island of political stability in a Sahelian region constantly affected by coups d’etat. Negotiations are ongoing.
With leschosduniger.com
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