Niger's new junta accuses former colonial ruler France of wanting to 'intervene militarily' to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
"In its search for ways and means to intervene militarily in Niger," France held a meeting to reinstate the country's former president, Niger's new junta says in a statement.The junta also accused the security services of an unnamed Western embassy of firing teargas on pro-coup demonstrators. / Photo: AFP
"France, with the complicity of some Nigeriens, held a meeting with the chief of staff of the Nigerien national guard to obtain the necessary political and military authorisation needed," said a statement read out on national television on Monday. In another statement, the putschists accused the security services of an unnamed Western embassy of firing teargas on Sunday on pro-coup demonstrators in the capital Niamey.French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed"immediate" action if French citizens or interests were attacked in Niger, after thousands of Nigeriens rallied outside the French embassy.
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