There has been an attempted coup in Niger, regional leaders say, following reports the country’s president has been seized by his guards.
“ECOWAS condemns in the strongest terms the attempt to seize power by force and calls on the coup plotters to free the democratically-elected President of the Republic immediately and without any condition,” the Economic Community of West African States said. Niger’s presidential complex was sealed off Wednesday, a journalist on the ground who spoke to CNN, witnessed in the capital Niamey. A statement on the presidency’s social media channels said President Mohamed Bazoum is “doing well.
The presidential guards are holding Bazoum inside the presidential palace in the capital, which has been blocked off by military vehicles since Wednesday morning, Reuters and the Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. Reuters cited security sources and AFP referenced sources close to Bazoum. The US Embassy in Niger said it had received reports of political instability within the capital Niamey. “At this time the city is calm.
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