US EditionThe French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through the capital
- Thousands of junta supporters in Niger marched through the streets of the capital, Niamey, waving Russian flags and denouncing former colonial power France. They set fire to a door at the French Embassy.
- The junta's reasons for seizing power, citing the nation's inability to secure against jihadi violence, are being questioned by analysts and locals who believe it is more about internal power struggles.
- Niger's future is uncertain, with some speculating whether the junta leaders will align with Moscow or maintain ties with Western partners.
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French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital
Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country's former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd.
French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital - West Hawaii Today
NIAMEY, Niger — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd.
French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd. Read more...
French embassy in Niger attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital
Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country's former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd. Demonstrators in Niger are openly resentful of…
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta attacked the French embassy in Niamey. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc's response to the Sahel region's seventh coup of recent years came as crowds in Niger's capital Niamey burned French f…
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