Bloomberg Quicktake published this video item, entitled “Presidential Guard Chief Says He’s New Leader of Niger Coup” – below is their description.
Niger’s presidential guard chief General Abdourahamane Tiani named himself as the country’s new leader, two days after his forces detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
Bazoum hasn’t resigned and African and Western powers have condemned the coup. But if it is ultimately successful it will create a belt of military-run countries that runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and most are friendlier to Russia than they are to the West.
Former President Mahamadou Issoufou appointed Tiani to head the presidential guard when he came to power in 2011. In 2021, Tiani’s forces repelled a coup attempt when a military unit tried to seize the presidential palace 48 hours before Bazoum, who had just won presidential elections, was set be sworn in.
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