EU Says Will Not Recognise Niger Coup Authorities vanguardngrnews: Niger
Abdourahamane Tchiani, a general who has led Niger's presidential guard since 2011, declared himself head of the troubled West African country on national television on Friday.
Neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso have both undergone two military coups since 2020 as the countries battle long-running insurgencies waged by jihadists linked to the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda. "All cooperation in the security field is suspended indefinitely with immediate effect" in addition to the end to budgetary aid, he added.
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