Niger

Update on Niger’s ongoing coup. Civilians are now rallying in support of Bazoum, while loyalist forces are reportedly on the move from Dosso and the Tillabery region. The UN, ECOWAS, and various countries such as France and Algeria have condemned the coup. Anne-Fleur Lespiaut (TV5 Monde) reports that the presidential guards are now firing warning

Tentative de coup d’état à Niamey. Des membres de la garde présidentielle empêchent l’accès au palais présidentiel, où des négotiations seraient en cours avec Mohamed Bazoum. Des forces loyalistes se déploient autour de l’ORTN, et d’autres sites en ville.

Ongoing coup in Niamey. Members of the presidential guards are preventing access to the presidential palace, where negotiations are ongoing with Mohamed Bazoum. Meanwhile, loyalist forces are reportedly deploying around the ORTN, and other sites in the city.