⚡️🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫 Authorities in Mali and Burkina Faso issued a joint statement on the situation in Niger, where they warned ECOWAS against an invasion and said an attack on Niger would mean an attack on Mali and Burkina Faso.

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⚡️🇳🇪 🇬🇳Guinea’s Junta also supports Niger military coup leaders

Guinea’s ruling junta, which toppled President Alpha Conde in a 2021 coup, said it backs the soldiers who seized power last week in Niger.

The junta, known as the CNRD, is convinced that the new authorities will make every effort to guarantee stability and harmony in Niger and in the sub-region, the chief of defense staff, General Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, said in a statement.

Sanctions and military force “cannot be a solution to the current problem,” Bangoura said. “Therefore, the CNRD refrains from applying these illegitimate and inhuman sanctions against the brotherly people and the Nigerien authorities.”

#Niger #Guinea

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🇳🇪🇫🇷 France 24 Sahel journalist Wassim Nasr writes that Modi's delegation to Bamako came to ask for the immediate deployment of Wagner PMC in Niamey.

However, as of now, there is no clear confirmation of this information, as well as the connection between Wagner and the military coup leaders in Niger, as the French media likes to write about.

#Niger #France

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🇫🇷🇳🇪 Our trusted sources in the French army command said that following an urgent meeting on Monday, a working group was set up to evacuate French forces from Niger. And it is planned to evacuate them not to Chad, but directly to France. Negotiations are already underway with civilian shipping companies to plan the operation. The deadline for the complete withdrawal is March 2024.

Some in the French military believe that this decision will only hasten a repeat of a similar situation in Chad, so troops will have to be withdrawn from there as well.

Thus, France is not going to participate in the conflict or initiate an invasion of Niger. At the same time, the U.S., with the help of Nigeria, were pushing the French command to a forceful operation in the hope of bargaining more favorable conditions with the Niger junta to preserve their assets in the country. Most likely, it was these conditions, the fulfillment of which is necessary for the U.S. to recognize the new government, that Victoria Nuland conveyed during her visit.

#Niger #France

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🇫🇷🇳🇪 We were also informed that the leadership of French intelligence DGSE was reprimanded by President Macron "for blatant unprofessionalism" for their failure to predict the coup in Niger in time.

It is noteworthy that just a month ago, DGSE boasted that it knew in advance about the plans of the rebellion of PMC "Wagner" in Russia.

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🇳🇪🇺🇸 Nigeria's Evangelical Spiritual Church leader has called on US to leave Niger or face God’s wrath

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the US President, Joe Biden, against invading Niger Republic.

Ayodele warned that invading Niger Republic would amount to fighting God, adding that it may lead to third world war. Ayodele warned that the US invasion of Niger Republic is satanic and a terrorist move that would spark God’s anger.

‘’Don’t invade Niger, invasion of the country will cause more trouble to the peace of the world, it won’t be an easy thing. It’s too early to fight in Niger, don’t start a third world war.’’

#Niger #USA

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🇳🇪🇫🇷 Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup leaders gather in front of the French base in Niamey.

Crowds calling for French troops to leave Niger.

#Niger #France

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🇳🇪🇷🇺 The rumor is spreading across African social media that Russia has supplied Niger with two SS-18 "Satan" (or R-36) ballistic missiles to defend against invasion by ECOWAS.

However, the video only shows tanks with drinking water. Still, the believe in Russia helping African nations to "struggle for their sovereignty" fascinates.

#Niger #Russia

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🇫🇷🇳🇪 Yesterday, France made the announcement that it would be closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely. The reason given was that the embassy was unable to carry out diplomatic tasks due to restrictions imposed by the ruling junta.

It is important to note that the diplomatic mission of the Fifth Republic has not been fully functional since the end of August. This was when the new authorities of Niger ordered the French Ambassador, Sylvain Itte, to leave the country. Ambassador Itte complied and left on September 27.

Meanwhile, today marks the withdrawal of the last French troops from Niger, bringing an end to over a decade of Paris' military mission.

🔻The Nigerian junta has been rapidly cutting ties with France since the end of July. However, France still maintains economic influence, as business, the financial system, and the accounts of the local elite are still tied to France. However, in other areas, such as the military, the ties are no longer functioning.

It is worth mentioning again that these events align with the US plans to remove France from its former colonies on the continent.

The closure of the diplomatic mission of the Fifth Republic and the complete withdrawal of troops benefit the United States, which not only retains control over the large 201 air force base near the city of Agadez but is also gradually attempting to expand its influence. This is further confirmed by the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Niger.

#Africa #Niger #France
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