The French government says it will firmly support efforts by the West African regional group ECOWAS to reinstate Niger’s deposed President. West African nations gave coup leaders until Sunday, to give up power and return to civilian rule. The region’s military chiefs have drawn up a plan for possible military intervention. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Niger #NigerCoup #ECOWAS #AbdourahmaneTchiani #Tchiani #MohamedBazoum #AlJazeeraEnglish
Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any intervention in neighbouring Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against their two countries, a signal of support for leaders of the recent coup there. In a statement released on Monday, the governments of Mali and Burkina Faso also refused to implement what they called “illegal, illegitimate and inhumane sanctions” against the Nigerien people and authorities. The message comes less than a week after soldiers guarding Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum took the leader into custody on July 26, declaring they had “put an end” to his administration. Al Jazeera’s Alex Baird reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter […]
At an emergency summit in neighbouring Nigeria, leaders of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the president. The bloc says if they fail to do so, military action would be an option. Meanwhile, thousands of coup supporters gathered in the capital Niamey, and some attacked the embassy gates of the former colonial power France. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Niger #coup #army #mohamedbazoum #chad #france
State TV is naming a new coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani. This follows days of uncertainty after President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by Presidential guards on Wednesday. Lets bring in Ahmed Idris who’s following developments from Abuja in neighbouring Nigeria. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #BreakingNews #Niger #coup #army #MohamedBazoum #GeneralTchiani
