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A name tag for Niger’s Chief of Defense staff is seen at the ECOWAS meeting on the deployment of its standby force in the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, 17th August 2023.
What has happened in Niger since the July 26 coup? ➡️ https://t.co/wMi19vjV6H pic.twitter.com/jrtHJcKA4L
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 20, 2023
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Military coup
On 26th July 2023, General Abdourahmane Tiani and other soldiers of the self-proclaimed Conseil National pour la sauvegarde de la patrie (CNSP; National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland) overthrew the government of President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained since…
