Niger's President Bazoum, deposed in a military coup, pledges to safeguard 'hard-won gains' while condemnation of the coup pours in from beyond the nation's borders
Mohamed Bazoum's pledge came on social media following a military coup, while Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou called on democrats and patriots to thwart the "perilous adventure".Recent coup in Niger marks the seventh coup in West and Central Africa since 2020 / Photo: AFP.
The country's foreign minister Hassoumi Massoudou also posted on the platform on Thursday, calling on"all democrats and patriots" to make this"perilous adventure" fail. "The legal and legitimate power is the one exercised by the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum," being held by the putschists, he said, adding that the detained leader was"in good health".
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