Niger: A Call for HELP
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Niger: A Call for HELP

ByEmmanuel Okumu

In an editorial article published in the Washington Post, Mr. Bazoum, the first democratically elected president to replace another in Niger, urged the US to intervene to save his country after its government was deposed in a coup last week. The President of Niger has also urged the “entire international community” to help “restore constitutional…

Foil Attempted Coup in Niger

Foil Attempted Coup in Niger

ByEmmanuel Okumu

Col Maj Amadou Abdramane announced on Wednesday that the defense and security forces had opted to overthrow the regime, with nine additional armed men standing behind him. President Mohamed Bazoum was apparently held hostage on Wednesday by members of the presidential guard, according to men in military fatigues who claimed to have assumed control of…