The security forces blocked the road to the presidential palace of Niger The special forces have blocked the road leading to the residence ...
The security forces blocked the road to the presidential palace of Niger
The special forces have blocked the road leading to the residence of the President of the Republic of Niger, Bazoum Mohamed, in a circumstance that is thought to pose a coup d'état threat.
The source, however, did not go into further detail regarding the current circumstance or the explanation for why security agents have barred entrance to the Nigeran presidential residence in Yamai.
According to reports from the city of Niamey, while the interior and defence ministers were at their respective desks, military surrounded the presidential palace of Niger, restricting access to or leave from the main government buildings.
According to a member of the AFP news agency who was present throughout the incident, nothing unusual happened there other than the security of the presidential palace area, where cars were driving as usual and no security personnel were present. patrolling, but there were no bullets fired.
The Republic of Niger, which is located in western Africa, is one of the nations dealing with coup d'état issues. Since the nation's independence from France in 1960, there have been four coups d'états there and numerous attempts to enact additional ones.
The military deposed Mahamadou Tanja, the country's president at the time, in the country's most recent coup in 2010.
The nation of France, which continues to support the current president's administration in its efforts to thwart terrorist infiltration into Niger from its neighbouring countries of Mali and Nigeria, maintains good relations with Bazoum Mohamed, who was elected as president in 2021.