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Gunfire, blasts heard in several areas of Niger capital Niamey
Confirmed
Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not immediately clear. Niger, a mineral-rich West African nation with significant uranium, oil and gold resources, has been ruled by the military since a July 2023 coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
The early morning assault lasted for hours, involving soldiers from the localities of Ouallam, Tera and Dosso in the southwest, according to a Niger security source and Yvan Guichaoua, senior researcher at the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies.
However, a Reuters witness reported further gunfire at the airport and heavy explosions in the pre-dawn hours after Ibrahim's post was published. The second witness said the gunfire had been heavy and persistent around the presidential palace.
Bana Wagana Ibrahim, a member of Niger's Bureau of the Consultative Council and a deputy in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Parliament, said on Facebook that attackers had targeted the military airbase, known as Base 101, but that security forces had regained control.
What's confirmed
- Bana Wagana Ibrahim, a member of Niger's Bureau of the Consultative Council and a deputy in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Parliament, said on Facebook that attackers had targeted the military airbase, known as…
- Niger, a mineral-rich West African nation with significant uranium, oil and gold resources, has been ruled by the military since a July 2023 coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
- Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not immediately clear.
- The early morning assault lasted for hours, involving soldiers from the localities of Ouallam, Tera and Dosso in the southwest, according to a Niger security source and Yvan Guichaoua, senior researcher at the Bonn Int
- However, a Reuters witness reported further gunfire at the airport and heavy explosions in the pre-dawn hours after Ibrahim's post was published.
- Bana Wagana Ibrahim, a member of Niger's Bureau of the Consultative Council and a deputy in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Parliament, said on Facebook that attackers had targeted the military airbase, known as Bas
What's still developing
- Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not immediately clear.
- The second witness said the gunfire had been heavy and persistent around the presidential palace.
- The early morning assault lasted for hours, involving soldiers from the localities of Ouallam, Tera and Dosso in the southwest, according to a Niger security source and Yvan Guichaoua, senior researcher at the Bonn…
- However, a Reuters witness reported further gunfire at the airport and heavy explosions in the pre-dawn hours after Ibrahim's post was published.