Uncertainy and turmoil in Niger amid attempted coup against President Bazoum: Who are the mutinous soldiers behind the ouster move?
Bazoum had only been in office for two years, assuming office in April 2021, after winning a runoff election two months earlier. the President, with reports indicating that the presidential guards had confined Mohamed Bazoum in the presidential palace in the capital Niamey.
The soldiers said all institutions had been suspended and security forces were managing the situation. It's unclear, however, who has control of Bazoum's account, as it was earlier reported that he had been detained by the military. It's also not clear where the president was at the time of the announcement, or if he was forced to resign from his post.
One person was hurt, but it was not immediately clear if he was injured by a bullet or from falling as the crowd scattered. Several people were arrested following that incident, including the suspected ringleader. Five people were jailed in February for 20 years. There was no immediate indication of whether the mutiny was supported by other parts of the military.
It has seen four coups in its history, most recently a February 2010 putsch which toppled then-president Mamadou Tandja. It is part of Africa's Great Green Wall project, which aims to create an 8,000-kilometre-long corridor of trees and shrubs across the continent.Along with Sahel neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger is struggling with an insurgency that began in Mali in 2012 and spread across the region's highly porous borders.
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