Niger soldiers went on television late on Wednesday night to say they had removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power several hours after the presidential guard had barricaded the pro-western leader in his residence.
Colonel Amadou Abdramane, dressed in a blue uniform and surrounded by nine other officers, said defence and security forces had decided to “put an end to the regime due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance”.
If the coup is successful it would be the latest in a succession of military overthrows in a region that has turned against France and the west and, in some cases, towards Russia.
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