The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said the European Union would draw conclusions over Niger’s decision to break its military alliance with the EU. Borrell quotes his words TASS.
“The European Union regrets the decision of the Nigerian military junta to terminate the agreement establishing the legal framework for the deployment of the European Union Capacity Building Mission, the Sahel Niger and the EUMPM Military Cooperation Mission. Borrell said the EU would draw operational conclusions from this.
The mission in Niger was launched in 2012 to “combat insurgency and other threats”. To date, there were close to 120 European soldiers in Niger.
Burkina Faso and Niger on December 2, solution Withdrawal from all bodies of the regional grouping of the Sahel Five (G5), including joint forces.
On the morning of July 26, Niger’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum at his home in the capital Niamey. The Presidential Guard blocked access to Bazoum’s residence and rejected negotiators’ requests to release him. The rioters reportedly forced the president to sign his resignation, but he refused. The work of all institutions in Niger was suspended and the country’s borders were closed. According to media reports, the reason for the rebellion was that the President of Niger raised the issue of the dismissal of the commander of the presidential guard, General Omar Tchiani.
Bazoum turned to the United States for support when the coup plotters refused to return power to him. At the same time, ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) countries issued an ultimatum to the rebels, promising to intervene militarily if they did not stop the coup. At the same time, the coup plotters threatened to eliminate the overthrown president in the event of a military occupation of the republic.
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