The army chief gives his backing to the soldiers who took President Mohamed Bazoum captive.
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    1 year ago

    The 64-year-old, who was elected as Niger’s president two years ago, is a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa.

    The US and France, the former colonial power, both have military bases in the uranium-rich country - and have condemned the coup.

    Yet another Sahel country caught up in the US/Russia proxy war. Meanwhile it’s the Nigerien civillians who will suffer.