Paris rejects accusations of plotting intervention in Niger
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France is not preparing any military intervention in Niger, and its security forces have not used live ammunition to disperse the crowd in front of the French embassy in that country. About it stated Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Catherine Colonna on the air of the BFMTV channel, responding to a request from journalists to comment on these accusations of the rebels.
“We firmly and clearly deny this, it is a lie,” the minister said, adding that Paris’s only priority is the safety of its citizens.
On July 27, the Niger military announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazum and the closure of the country’s borders. At the same time, a nationwide curfew was announced and the activities of all institutions of the republic were suspended. The rebels explained their actions by deteriorating security, economic and social problems. The UN Security Council later called on the rebels to release the country’s democratically elected president.
Earlier today, the spokesman for the rebel-created National Council for the Salvation of the Homeland (CNSP), Colonel Amadou Abdraman informed on the preparation by France of a military operation to free the ousted President of Niger, Mohamed Bazum. According to him, France allegedly “with the assistance of some Nigerians” held a meeting at the General Staff of the National Guard of Niger “to obtain the necessary political and military permits.”
On July 30, the Élysée Palace released a statement by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he threatened the country with a response in case of attacks on the republic and its interests in Niger.
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