Niger Ruling Party HQ Set on Fire by Coup Supporters
July 27, 2023
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as posted by the channelSupporters of mutinous soldiers in Niger ransacked and set fire to the ruling party headquarters of President Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum has been detained since Wednesday morning after the soldiers announced they had seized power in a coup because of the West African country’s deteriorating security situation.
Party leaders were said to have been in a meeting when the building was targeted. It remained unclear on Thursday who was in control of the country and which side the majority might support.
A statement tweeted by the army command’s account declared that it would back the coup to avoid a “murderous confrontation” that could lead to a “bloodbath.” It was not possible to confirm that the statement was genuine.
Bazoum — who was elected in 2021 in Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since its independence from France in 1960 — appeared to have the backing of several political parties. He is a key ally in the West’s efforts to battle jihadists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Africa’s Sahel region.
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