Here is a roundup of the key events since a military coup took place in Niger on Wednesday, July 26.
Published On 2 Aug 20232 Aug 2023
Here is a look at key events in the week since a military coup took place in the West African country Niger.
Niger’s presidency said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that members of the presidential guard tried to move against President Mohamed Bazoum in an apparent coup attempt, warning that the army was ready to attack them if they did not back down.
It said the president and his family were well after news agencies quoted security sources as saying that the guards were holding Bazoum inside the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey.
Members of the presidential guard dispersed supporters of the president as they were trying to approach the presidential complex.
Regional bodies swiftly reacted to the power grab. The West African bloc ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) lashed what they called an “attempted coup d’etat”. ECOWAS called on the plotters to free Bazoum, while the AU urged the “felon” soldiers involved to return to barracks immediately.
Bola Tinubu, president of Nigeria and chair of ECOWAS, said he was already in “close consultation” with other leaders in the region about the situation.
The United States, France, the European Union and the United Nations also condemned the power grab.
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