Niger: retour au calme à Niamey après une mutinerie déjouée
Life returned to normal on Sunday according to several residents of Niamey, the capital of Niger, which was shaken the day before by a mutiny thwarted by the military regime with the support of its Russian partner.
Intense fighting took place on Friday night into Saturday, and it was only at the end of the day that the army and its Russian allies, the paramilitaries of Africa Corps, regained control from mutineers who had notably tried to enter the presidential premises.
Several mutineers were killed according to a security source and others arrested, with images from state television showing soldiers surrendering.
Niger is led by General Abdourahamane Tiani, who himself came to power through a coup in July 2023 and who has moved closer to Russia, a privileged partner.
On Sunday morning in Niamey, access to the airport airbase - where the mutineers had barricaded themselves on Saturday - and to the presidential palace had been reopened, according to residents of the capital.
Residents are going about their business and shops that were closed on Saturday have also reopened, such as the large market in Niamey.
"We had a hellish night on Friday, this morning it's like paradise because yesterday evening (Saturday) was very pleasant," says a resident of Talladjé, a neighborhood near base 101.
However, a significant security presence is maintained with soldiers screening entrances to the presidential palace using metal detectors.
Vehicles mounted with machine guns and soldiers are also stationed along the streets near the presidential palace, and a similar deployment is in place near the airport.
"What happened (the mutiny, editor's note) was between us Nigeriens. It is now essential that such serious things never happen again, the country is already facing terrorism," said a trader from the Route Tchanga district, near the airport.
This is the third time this year that Niamey has experienced exchanges of fire, but in January and June it involved jihadist attacks targeting the international airport and the military base, which were repelled within hours, the first of which was also repelled with the help of Africa Corps.
Niger has been facing jihadist violence since the mid-2010s, which it is struggling to contain, like its neighbors Burkina Faso and Mali, also led by juntas that have also moved closer to Moscow.
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Parfois, je me demande si les idiots africains proxy de la France ont un cerveau.
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