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Well, the coup has finally been successful.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly seized by members of the Presidential Guard on Wednesday.
This has created a global issue, as governments around the world are considering the ramifications of these actions.
He’s Out
There has been unrest in Niger for quite some time.
One could say that this coup was imminent.
Colonel-Major Amadou Abdraman put out a video surrounded by soldiers after the president was ousted.
He stated, “We have decided to put an end to the regime that you know.”
BREAKING: The president of Niger has just been overthrown by soldiers. All institutions have been suspended, borders closed and a curfew introduced.
Protesters gathered to defend democracy were dispersed by warning shots
Niger sits on some of the world's largest uranium… pic.twitter.com/hksvErRsyj
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) July 27, 2023
According to Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou, the entirety of the army was not behind the coup.
He called the Colonel-Major and his followers “mutinous officers to return to their ranks.”
Cameron Hudson, a senior associate at the Center for the Strategic and International Studies, stated, “It’s a very fragile state and a very fluid situation right now and until we hear more from the coup plotters themselves it’s hard to know exactly what their motivations are right now.
“If the military is more concerned with domestic politics, then there is a risk that they are no longer going to be fighting the fight against these terrorist groups that are now encroaching on Niger and on the capital.”
This is something that could have a global impact, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also chimed in, stating, “ECOWAS condemns in the strongest terms the attempt to seize power by force and calls on the coup plotters to free the democratically-elected President of the Republic immediately and without any condition.”
The United States and several of its allies have also condemned the takeover.
White House officials said they “strongly condemn any effort to detain or subvert the functioning of Niger’s democratically elected government.”
Source: CNN
