Intel Kirby News Today

False claims have been circulating online since the military took over in Niger.

The coup in Niger has continued to fuel controversies and disinformation, including a claim that northern neighbour Algeria is willing to back the putschists if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deploys forces to reinstate deposed president Mohamed Bazoum. But the claim is false; Algeria’s foreign ministry has said the country still recognises Bazoum as Niger’s president. The source cited in the claim is an individual Twitter account that does not speak for the...