Niger Coup
Niger Coup: Catherine Colonna, the chief of French diplomacy, disputed on Monday the charges of the junta that gained control in Niger, according to which France would want to “intervene militarily” in the country. The junta made these accusations.
On the BFM channel, she stated that the rumor was untrue. Regarding the anti-French slogans that notably blossomed during a rally in front of the French Embassy in Niamey on Sunday, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs responded by saying, “
We must dismantle the intox and not fall into the trap.” The demonstration took place on Sunday. “We saw an organized demonstration, not a spontaneous one; it was violent; it was extremely dangerous; there were molotov cocktails, Russian flags that appeared, and anti-French slogans copied and pasted from what we can have elsewhere,” he stated. She bemoaned the situation, pointing out that “all the usual ingredients of Russian-African destabilization” were there.
Catherine Colonna reminded everyone that “the security of its nationals” is France’s number one concern, and she also mentioned that the security at the French Embassy in Niamey has been beefed up. In addition to this, she believed that it was “possible” to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum’s role as president, who had been elected through a democratic process.
She remarked that “it is necessary because these destabilizations are perilous for Niger and its neighbors” (because they pose a threat to Niger and its neighbors). It is said that French President Emmanuel Macron “actively follows the current situation” at the Élysée Palace. According to what was stated,
“He was able to exchange on several occasions with Presidents Bazoum and Issouffou, as well as with the Heads of State of ECOWAS, and particularly the Presidents of Nigeria, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, and Senegal, and (with) our European and international partners involved in the resolution of the Niger crisis.” Both the military coup and the call for the “restoration of constitutional order” were harshly criticized at the Quai d’Orsay, as they were at the Élysée.
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