The West African nation of Niger is dealing with a military coup of the civilian administration.
Soldiers in Niger said that they have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, after armed troops earlier blockaded the presidential palace in Niamey, the capital in one of the world’s most unstable nations.
Late last night, a group of soldiers appeared on the west African country’s national television a few hours after the president had been detained, to announce the coup.
This is the fifth coup in west Africa in the past four years.
Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021, is a close ally of France.
The country’s last coup had occurred in February 2010, overthrowing the then-president, Mamadou Tandja.
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