Niger coup attempt: 'Russians saved the day' analyst tells RFI
- Niger’s military government has survived its most serious internal challenge since seizing power in 2023, after Russian paramilitaries helped loyalist forces crush last Saturday's attempted coup in the capital, Niamey.
- RFI spoke to an expert who explains how this episode has left General Abdourahamane Tiani’s junta weakened and more dependent on Russia.
- Soldiers from the Russian Defence Ministry’s Africa Corps were called in after mutinous soldiers seized the airport’s Base 101 and attacked the presidential palace and national television on Saturday.
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- Niger’s military government has survived its most serious internal challenge since seizing power in 2023, after Russian paramilitaries helped loyalist forces crush last Saturday's attempted coup in the capital, Niamey.
- RFI spoke to an expert who explains how this episode has left General Abdourahamane Tiani’s junta weakened and more dependent on Russia.
- Soldiers from the Russian Defence Ministry’s Africa Corps were called in after mutinous soldiers seized the airport’s Base 101 and attacked the presidential palace and national television on Saturday.
Sources: RFI