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The United States maintains about 1,100 military personnel in Niger as part of an ongoing anti-jihadist mission in the West African country. However, the July 2023 coup, which saw former president Mohamed Bazoum ousted by the military, has raised questions about the future relationship between Niger and its Western allies. A post on X, formerly Twitter, claims the US State Department officially recognised the new regime in a recent statement. However, AFP Fact Check found the dispatch simply con
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum on Monday ahead of an expected decision by the Biden administration to formally declare that his overthrow was a coup d’etat. The State Department said Blinken called Bazoum to stress that a restoration of a freely elected government remains the best way for Niger to not only succeed for its people but also to remain a key partner of the U.S. and others in countering extremism.
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Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country.
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