2023 Niger coup d'état

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.

After the coup, Colonel-Major 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.

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.

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..

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Category:July 2023 events
Category:Coups d'état
Category:Politics of Niger
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