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“As we speak, we have an ambassador and diplomatic staff who are literally being held hostage in the French embassy. They are preventing food deliveries. He is eating military rations.”
“We can confirm that U.S. forces in Niger have conducted “ intelligence and reconnaissance ” flights to ward off threats and ensure the protection of our forces,”
“The claim came as tensions between Niger and France – its former colonial power – rise in the wake of a military coup on July 26. Paris has stood by deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and refused to comply with Niger’s demands to remove its troops and envoy from the Sahel state.”
“When a junta seized power in Niger on 26 July, joint military operations against jihadists between Niger and France were suspended. French troops, ordered to stay in their barracks, face an uncertain future as diplomatic wrangling over a possible pull-out continues.”
“Tens of thousands of protesters converged outside a French military base in Niger, demanding its 1,500 soldiers leave as France shows no sign it will comply after a coup d’etat removed the elected president. Outside the base, demonstrators slit the throat of a goat dressed in French colours and carried coffins draped in French flags on Saturday as a line of Nigerien soldiers looked on.”
“Niger’s Interior Ministry has announced it’s stopping UN agencies and international NGOs from working in military “operation zones” as the country experiences a security crisis following a military coup.
A statement broadcast on national radio did not specify which regions in Niger were affected.”
“On Friday, Niger’s foreign ministry announced that French ambassador Itte had 48 hours to leave, saying he had refused to meet with the new rulers and citing French government actions that were ‘contrary to the interests of Niger’.”
“An internal document issued by its defence chief, which was shared widely online on Saturday, said the order to be on the highest state of readiness would allow forces to respond adequately in case of any attack and ‘avoid a general surprise’.
Threats of aggression to the national territory are increasingly being felt.”
“West Africa’s main regional bloc on Friday said it had agreed an undisclosed ‘D-Day’ for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, stressing that it would not hold endless dialogue with the defiant junta.”
“The Nigerien government has so far gathered… evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international bodies for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of Niger.”
“No option is taken off the table, including the use of force as a last resort, I hope that through our collective effort, we can bring about a peaceful resolution as a roadmap to restoring stability and democracy in Niger. All is not lost yet.”
“They spoke to the AP shortly before the West African bloc ECOWAS said it had directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger, without giving details about its make-up, location or proposed date of deployment.”
“Maybe the new government tries to cozy up to China, in which case I think the U.S. probably does cut security aid, but if the military is going to continue working with the United States, everybody’s going to forget about this and the aid will continue.”
“The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the ‘immediate release and reinstatement’ of elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held by the military since Wednesday.”
“WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionary’s home in Niger under the cover of evening, gunning down two guards who stood watch. Jeff Woodke recalls seeing the muzzle blasts and hearing the screams before being thrown into a pickup truck that then sped away.
So began more than six years of captivity…”
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