Niger government defiant after army claims to oust president
awoke to a divided country Thursday after mutinous soldiers claimed to have ousted the president. But the government said it will never accept their rule and has called for the population to reject it.
“We call on all Nigerien democratic patriots to stand up as one to say no to this factious action that tends to set us back decades and block the progress of our country,” he said. He also called for the president’s unconditional release and said talks were ongoing. On Wednesday morning, members of the presidential guard surrounded the house of Bazoum with him and his wife inside and detained him.
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