Paris expected to ‘tread very carefully’ given level of anti-French and anti-western sentiment in Sahel region
A woman with a Niger's flag during a protest in Niamey, Niger, 30 July 2023. Thousands of supporters of General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard, who declared himself the new leader of Niger after a coup against democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July, took to the streets of Niamey to demonstrate support for the coup.
Thousands of pro-junta demonstrators surrounded the French embassy in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on Sunday, chanting pro-Russia slogans such as “Long Live Putin”.“France reiterates that the only legitimate authority in Niger is President Mohamed Bazoum and democratically elected institutions,” the French foreign ministry said on Monday. “Our priority is the safety of our citizens and our interests, which cannot be the target of violence, in line with international law.
Pro-coup supporters have attacked the French embassy in Niamey in a protest against Niger's former colonial power. Video: Reuters Mr Vines said Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s new president and now chair of Ecowas, was determined to turn the bloc into a pro-democracy force. “Tinubu is allergic to putschists,” he said, referring to the Nigerian president’s detention in the 1990s under dictator Sani Abacha. “He doesn’t like military dictatorships at all. This is a different Nigerian administration emerging.”
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