Niger is just the latest in a string of anti-colonial coups

At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew.

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