Situation in Niger After Military Coup
On July 26, Niger's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum. The guard's commander, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, proclaimed himself the country's new leader.

French Foreign Minister Rules out France's Military Intervention in Niger

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The French foreign minister said Saturday that her country would not intervene militarily in Niger after the ECOWAS group of West African nations gave time Nigerien coup leaders until the end of the week to reinstate the ousted president.
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Catherine Colonna, the French foreign minister, answering the question if Paris would assist in the intervention in its former African colony, told media that "we are not in this,". She added that it was up to the leaders of the 15-nation ECOWAS whether to "take the decision to intervene and to set out the framework for this possible intervention."
The diplomat warned the military leaders that it should take the threat of use of force by ECOWAS very seriously because it was "credible."
Situation in Niger After Military Coup
France Maintains Contacts With Detained Nigerien President: Foreign Ministry
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was overturned last weekend by his own elite guard, whose commander, Abdourahmane Tchiani, was named the country’s new leader. The president's office initially said that Tchiani did not have the army’s backing, but its command eventually came out in support of the rebel general.