- Reuters reports that the Niger rebels who toppled President Mohammed Bazoum have severed their military ties to the European Union.
- Additionally, the EU mission’s deployment permission in Niger has been revoked.
- In 2012, the EU established the EUCAP in the Sahel-Niger area, marking the start of cooperation between Niger and the EU. The mission’s goal was to make Niger’s internal security system more resilient to different security risks.
- The junta formed a military alliance with Mali and Burkina Faso in September.
- The government was ousted and the head of state was taken captive in a coup d’état that was orchestrated by Niger’s security forces in July.
- Abdourahmane Tchiani, the chief of the presidential guard, proclaimed himself Niger’s new leader. In order to thwart the coup, a number of African nations were ready to send military personnel into Niger.
- The French government was urged to remove its ambassador from Niger by the junta, which claimed that France was conducting “military intervention” by stationing soldiers in other West African nations.
Source:
RBC Ukraine