After the British Embassy saw an exodus of diplomats, new fears have emerged for British citizens trapped in Niger
A military coup was launched last week in the west African country with soldiers detaining President Mohamed Bazoum to seize power.The Foreign Office, headed by James Cleverly, has warned Brtis to stay indoors amidst the chaos.British citizens are still known to be in the country after some escaped aboard French flights earlier this week.Protesters in Niamey have been chanting support for neighbouring countries that have also seen military takeovers in recent years.
The coup has been strongly condemned by Western countries and the West African regional bloc known as Ecowas, which has threatened to use force to remove the junta if they do not hand back power to Mr Bazoum.As tensions have grown in the capital and the region, many European countries have moved to evacuate their citizens.
In an address to the nation on Wednesday, the new military ruler General Abdourahmane Tchiani lashed out at those who have condemned the coup and called on the population to be ready to defend the nation.Gen Tchiani said Niger will face difficult times ahead and that the “hostile and radical” attitudes of those who oppose his rule provide no added value.The bloc has set a deadline of August 6 for the junta to reinstate Mr Bazoum, who remains under house arrest.
They had a strong impression that the French military was going to be ousted soon and that members of civil society groups would help the junta do it. “We don’t answer to the putschists. We recognise one constitutional order and one legitimacy only, that of President Bazoum,” she said.
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