Last year in neighbouring Niger the head of the Presidential Guard General Abdourahmane Tchiani toppled President Mohamed Bazoum; the same pattern played out in Gabon (AC Vol 64 No 16 A coup foretold but not averted & Vol 65 No 20 Nguema's expensive balancing act)...

His administration clashed with the northern Muslim establishment in late 2023 when he threatened to invade Niger following the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum...

Though the US was able to hold on for longer than France – who immediately demanded the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum – it was not enough to stave off the Russians...

On 14 June in Niger the deposed head of state Mohamed Bazoum now facing a trial on charges of treason plotting against state security and freeing terrorists was deprived of his presidential immunity in a ruling by the new Cour d'État tribunal established by General Abdourahamane Tiani's regime (AC Vol 64 No 16 A coup foretold but not averted)...

This bilateral fight developed after the 26 July 2023 coup in Niger in which President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed and detained in his own residence with his wife and son (AC Vol 64 No 16 A coup foretold but not averted & Vol 65 No 5 Ecowas buckles as it goes for regional unity)...

In Niger General Abdourahamane Tiani's junta is preparing the ground for prosecuting detained President Mohamed Bazoum and several associates...

The Chadian and Nigerien military are close but relations were dented when Nigerian President Bola Tinubu succeeded in persuading Kaka to ask the junta in Niamey to release President Mohamed Bazoum from his detention since 26 July...

Plans to rename the CFA franc the next stage of regional currency reform were derailed at the last minute by the July 2023 military coup that deposed Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum Africa Confidential has learned...