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Niger: Attempted Coup - Niger Junta Still in Control, but Situation Remains Tense
Security forces and Africa Corps restored control after mutineers seized an airport base and briefly disrupted state broadcasts, officials said.
- On Saturday, Nigerien security forces aided by the Russian-linked Africa Corps thwarted a mutiny after rebel soldiers temporarily seized Air Base 101 and attempted to advance toward the Presidential Palace in Niamey.
- Sahel expert Mamadou Mouth Bane attributes the uprising to frontline neglect and worsening insecurity. "The men who are at the front are being neglected. They feel forgotten and treated worse," Bane explained, citing systemic pay and equipment shortages.
- Researcher Hasret Kargin noted the mutiny erupted a day after the junta released four al-Qaeda linked jihadists in exchange for 11 soldiers. This policy shift angered military personnel who favored a military-only counterterrorism approach.
- Senegalese governance expert Pape Ibrahima Kane characterized the event as an attempted coup, stressing, "Without the Russian army, we would have a new government in Niger today." The government officially called it a mere mutiny.
- The Alliance of Sahel States affirmed it remains "fully committed to and mobilised alongside Niger" to ensure sovereignty. However, analysts warn that relying on foreign forces leaves underlying military grievances largely unresolved.
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After the mutiny was thwarted on Saturday, August 29, Niamey experienced a second relatively calm night. While life has returned to normal in the Nigerien capital, the recent clashes between rebel soldiers, mainly from the special forces, and the presidential guard risk leaving lasting scars within the army itself.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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