Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an ultimatum from West African states to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military intervention.
The move, announced late on Sunday, came as tens of thousands of coup supporters gathered at a stadium in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to cheer on the generals who seized power – or the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP).
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I saw that Wagner is in Niger 🇳🇪. Don’t be surprised you start seeing China 🇨🇳 in there as well. If Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳 end up on the ground in these anti ECOWAS countries, European Countries will not start a military intervention. These countries will be BRICS Countries
This is modern form of swaapoo
Headlines …..Nigeria, Morocco sign multi billion dollar gas pipeline project to travel across sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. …….. Is this why Nigeria and ECOWAS are selling out the asperations of Africa’s grandchildren in order to benefit Europe ????? Africans in the U.S. call this selling out.
Niger military commander speaks French. Where did he get his education? From Russia. Nope! Cash from Russia. Yes. Why are the Niger people so short sighted? Cash in your pocket today after spent the Russians will take your free will away.
Tired of corrupt polititions 🎉🎉
The aid their withholding is Burkinos own money! Shameless French.
If the Generals wished to serve the people they should resign their positions and join politics having in mind that the country is a democracy.
I say no to Marshall law.
Niger is a weak country! They can not warn nor threaten anyone or anything! If other countries wanted to act,it would take them a day to remove the military junta in Niger!
Terrorist is waiting ecowas 😂😂😂 one’s ecowas make there move expect north sout east west attack of terrorist
No interference, Nigeria needs to fight Boko haram, not a French course
The coup is exactly what Africa needs to free itself.if any government that’s working with the enemy of africa change the government take over the government that’s how we take back Africa what are the so-called leaders talking about going against the remedy support your African country no matter what they stick together so we must stick together like glue or get out of the way
Old aged presidents work together their common enemy is the youth, they all know one day they too will be thrown out of power so they will fight against any rebellion, same same false prophets they stand together wen one is being exposed
I’m telling some of those African leaders are BOULE working to keep their bottom line safe
Niger 🇳🇪 Mali 🇲🇱 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 have been suffering from terror attacks for over a decade but African Union and neighbors has shown no support whatsoever ! Even France 🇫🇷 had its army in all those countries but did not help defend the countries ! Now that Niger army are trying to reorganize themselves other Africans countries are coming to attack them ? ? I don’t blame the European or any other outside of Africa because they have never had any good intention for Africa ! If Africans decide to destroy their neighborhoods they are willing to help because they cannot do it openly because of international law ! It’s a same for Nigeria 🇳🇬 and all Africans countries that are against Niger🇳🇪 ! What is happening in Niger can happen in Nigeria 🇳🇬 ! May God help Niger stand it’s ground !
Sign me up for military I’m 28 years old sign me up for Africa military right now cuz if they need some recruitments I got plenty of family
I hope the president of Nigeria EBOLA Tinubu does not become the Zelensky of Africa. I know America is always looking to fight her enemies in foreign lands. If EBOLA Tinubu allows this war, west Africa will be destroyed like Ukraine. So many issues will arise including handle refugees.
Western puppet governments in Africa don’t want to respect majority people in Niger. Because they are afraid that one day they will be thrown out from their power by their own people. That’s why they are trying to implement western wishes in the Niger but they are not realising that Wagner group is behind of Niger people
Сlosing air space lol. Why dont they learn making a bathroom first?
In Chad, coup was given green light and in Niger countries are against… double standards at its finest..
Notice how Russia is such a popular country with people who live in dictatorships? Russia is such a corrupt force, it literally cannot gain popularity without bribing a few coup leaders at the top. Russia can’t be a popular country based on its own merits.
Democrazy is the direct killer of Africa, giving the West unlimited extreme exploitation access but not military rule or a good dictatorship.
Terrorists? Today, this word is thrown around . It doesn’t mean anything like before
Western democracy is nothing of an expectation to be celebrated beyond homosexuality which they think is the vital need of Africa.
Niger as a country will prevail the people of Niger have spoken its time for France to stop interfering with the future of the people of Niger and stop robing Niger of its many resources and end the rule of Colonialism in Africa
why you not telling people that the ousted president tried to change the constitution so he could stay in power for a futher 10 years which in its self is a coup his time is up and he didnt want to abide by the law
Why would ECOWAS want to force intervention in Niger? If the citizens in Niger are not are opposed to the Military takeover, then this is clear evidence that the Mohammed Bazoum regime was not the choice of the people of Niger. Who then ECOWAS wants to please at detriment of the Nigeriens.
ECOWAS leaders, please note that dialogue is the best solution. Forceful intervention is not in the interest of Niger and Africa.
Niger has always been a safe haven for terrorist. Boko haram got into Nigeria from Niger.
The people seems happy with this coup though. Perhaps other countries should just let them be?🤷♂️
Drive the French out like the Africans did to the British in east Africa. Resources are for the population of the country and not for fat western elites in collective west. Just a personal opinion from older viewer.
France steals billions of dollars worth of resources from Burkina Faso and give 530 dollars development aid. Who is fooling fool? Shame on you all!
Sending helps, social investments and capital development from EU and others……all we have been hearing for centuries, but these African countries are fantastically poor. What an irony!
Have all these westerners input and none local input, at least from this short video. See the reason why African countries are trying to distance from the west…no respect
Beautiful news presenter. I feel sorry for the poor people of Niger. The junta’s objective is to enrich themselves.
He might have new classified energy weapons, why did he say energetic so cheerfully?
I pray Montgomery Alabama inspired them
💥🤛🏽
There should have the means to force France pay back all the assets and money they robbed from this poor country.
Niger needs to b stop n after Niger guinea n another coup country should b ready
Air space has been upheld so why amoscity? ™®© cyber
The US and France have no shame! Using aid and the threat of military intervention through ECOWAS to protect their financial interests in a country that is not theirs. Bullies all of them! They only believe in freedom as long as it is their own freedom to do as they wish on the world stage.
Let the west leave Africa alone!.
Long live Russia@
Lol, France giving aid to Niger…too funny.
ECOWAS ARE COUP LEADERS THEMSELVES…WTF
I can see the people are getting Excited !
Why do people care so much about this lol
This is another attempt to make Niger a failed state,I support the military coup they have the country at heart these ECowas is sponsored by foreign mercenaries
Not a single shot i would love to see one better Africa. This is not a crisis get the your news right one Africa. With our Lord Jesus first The New World Order
ECOWAS should swallow it’s pride, lives are more important.
They can regain face by organizing a referendum supervised by Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and ECOWAS so see if the people want Bazoum or not. THAT IS DEMOCRACY !
Nigeria cut electrical supply, Niger pls stop the gas supply from Nigeria passing thro Niger going to mediterranian for europe.
reporter can’t talk to any actual AFRICAN reporters????!!!!
Support for elected president
Not undemocratic
ECOWAS under Russia
Psalm 108: 12-13. Means Aid coming from France. What GOD said.
Aid from France means
Psalm 108:12-13.
The people are happy. The citizens are comfortable with this.
At this point, we do not care about aid from the West. We want fair prices for the minerals they extract from our mines. A fair price will take care of the need for aid. We do not want handouts. Enough already.
Well done niger 🇳🇪 keep up the good work 👍🙏✊✊✊
Tnose ‘AID’ are the biggest source of problem to African countries more specific to French colonees .
The era of cheap resources is coming to the end for the west.
The people of Niger are happy, why is ECOWAS so bothered about it?
African leaders really rising up to the challenge now. Love it!
As for the weak, spineless SADC leaders, history will forget you😂
The natural resources narrative in Africa is so played out. These countries need to focus on technology and industrialization.
Why Africa is always in war or coup?
I don’t support the coup but France and Britain need to stop exploitation of the people of Africa. Africans have suffered so much from their installed servants as dictators and servers of their selfish interests. Its so sad and annoying for the African people to live in horrible poverty despite having great amounts of resources controlled by dictators working for the western world
Next is Nigeria..Democracy coup is same as military coup
I still don’t apprehend what the so-called rich countries are looking for in poor Africa. Or we are poor during the day and rich in the night? Now France is holding back his uranium bill payment, aka “aid to development” 😂😂😂😂.
For how many year are they development aid what has it done to the people of niger
France just stop exploiting the region!
Who is funding Alkiada!
Does aid even make sense that a rich country should leave on aid?
Why don’t they let the former government form a ‘separatist resistance’ in a small part in the east of the country, where they can be bombed, like they did in Ukraine?
Also maybe rename the place the civilians protested peacefully into ‘square of peace’ to be streamlined for the media with how it happened in 2014?
Many people don’t understand democratically elected governments can also be puppet regimes, which only get into power by manipulating the perception of the bulk of the stupid voter majority.
so “AID” is now being weaponised. was it truly “aid?”
Unlike the British Empire decolonized by progressive Atlee govt, Francophone West Africa never really got Decolonized.. never got full independence. This is a blot on Africa.
First Job is to eject the French & give full control of Africa to Africans.
First resolve this long standing historical shortcoming and defect.
*So, the Real Burning & Preeminent Issue in French West Africa is to Get Rid of Colonialism.*
Everything else is secondary. Everything else can be resolved later.
But given the latest news about Nuland going to Niger and then suspending aid,… in this fight between France and Francophone Africa why is the US taking sides?
Let them keep there money and we keep our goods
GOD SAVE THE INNOCENT PEOPLE IN NIGER
Arise Africa, this is the fight for survival. Change has come. You don’t France.
I can literally see strings attached on Ecowas officials bodies from France and US.. 😂
Someone should teach Africa that Russia is a Wolf in sheeps clothing.
@aljazeeraEnglish can you please teach your contributers how to pronounce West African place names properly? Bur-ki-NA Fa-so and NEE + AA + MAY
It’s not that hard, they can pronounce Al-Qaida with no problems???
Let the coup continue in the continent. The political leaders are wicked than the devil
Yeah close airspace
And bomb any enemy coming in
Yeah
Niger turned into Shaka Zulu !
Use your spears….. and bows. If u run outta munition
Go Niger go!
Take back your suthority
the West and France spec. Already have lost Niger for good,, even if The west and France have restored back ex-president (MohmdBazom) by force the Nigerian Nation won’t accept France again cuz the Nigerians Considered the West plus France’s War based on old arrogant-colonialism thoughts and enslaving by force to steal their wealth and declaring war on Niger was a very selfish careless act against the Nigerian people and declaring war on poor Niger for West benefits and interests considered the most aggressive behaviors and brutal actions against Niger specially and against Africa and the African people in general..
😢 France and USA still say the original democracy must be rescued 🎉😂😅😂😂😂🎉
This coup has succeeded. Africa arise and break away from you oppressors. Niger must be free
West should allow Africa breath. When those evil democratic leaders in Africa manipulate constitution to the detriment of people and also fail to uphold the rule of law the west doesn’t care because of their interest but whenever their interest is affected they threaten fire and brimstone. Let justice reign.
I am knowledged and I am saying that they have to be… go do History for yourselves. No some truths when you comment…😢😢😢
The west is always comfortable for Africa to have weaker civilian governments.
WHAT’S IS THE FEAR OF THE WEST FOR AFRICA HAVING MILITARY LEADERS?
If civilian governments in Africa are not able to stop US/EU milking Africa mineral resources, then African citizens are happy to welcome military governments that can protect the citizens and African resources for the sole benefits of african people.
chasing Europeans bring in Russia haha who bewitched Africa 🤣🤣
Running away from lions ( west) to crocodiles ( china, russia)
Lets stand without these people
i always get mad when the westerns threaten to cancel all development aids to africans as if those aids were at any use to us
Western foreign aid accounted for 40 percent of Niger’s budget…
8th position of al-qurada went to Wagner navy seal team not the armongedon friend lost bid by 1/3 Wagner 8th position not turkey special agent not navy seal team bound by great diligence USA bound for exile if hravenly people try to end kindness.
Kindness fosters relationship a little better kindness usually envelopes and is presents heavenly great teacher’s
Great. Independant. They care for food, water, medical treatment. We can sent them all hone thank y!
Africans in Niger decided their own fate when they democratically elected their president for the first time in Niger’s history.
That president is now ousted by a Russian backed military dictatorship. As if the atrocities by their Wagner Group in Africa wasn’t bad enough
What exactly does the ecowas leaders wanna discuss with the Niger military if 100% of the ecowas leaders are all thieves,corrupt and evil, Niger as a country is fighting from freedom from being ruled by thieves who thinks about their pocket only they have nothing to say cuz they’ll make themselves a fool in the meeting.
*$13 Bn – Trans-Saharan gas pipeline*
That’s your answer in case you’re wondering why the Nigerian president is dragging ECOWAS to a war.
From Viet Nam 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳 we love yoi Niger. You are heroes, kick out Frech off your country.
Niger is for the Niger population if they said yes to the coup who’s ECOWAS to stop them,, stupid ecowas, this is Africa land not French land