Soldiers announce on
state television that President
Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power. The country's borders are closed and a nationwide
curfew is declared.[5]
ECOWAS threatens to "take all measures necessary", including the
use of force, to reinstate the government of
Niger if ousted
PresidentMohamed Bazoum is not released and reinstated within a week.[9]
The
military junta regime warns against any
foreign intervention in the country, saying that "we want to once more remind ECOWAS or any other adventurer, of our firm determination to defend our homeland".[10]
August 11: The
West African bloc
ECOWAS announces an emergency summit after Niger's government rejected an ultimatum to restore the previous president.[15]
August 16: Seventeen soldiers are killed and 20 more injured during an
ambush against a military vehicle in
Koutougou.[16]
August 25: The ruling Nigerien
military junta orders the
ambassadors of
France,
Germany,
Nigeria, and the
United States to
leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger.[18]
September 28:
Jihadistinsurgents kill at least ten
Nigerien soldiers in Kandadji,
Tillabéri Region. Seven soldiers are later killed, and five others are injured in a vehicle accident while travelling to reinforce the army unit under attack.[22]
October 22: A fuel truck explosion in
Tirmini killed six people and injured about 30. The explosion occurred after a fuel truck collided with another vehicle.[26]
Soldiers announce on
state television that President
Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power. The country's borders are closed and a nationwide
curfew is declared.[5]
ECOWAS threatens to "take all measures necessary", including the
use of force, to reinstate the government of
Niger if ousted
PresidentMohamed Bazoum is not released and reinstated within a week.[9]
The
military junta regime warns against any
foreign intervention in the country, saying that "we want to once more remind ECOWAS or any other adventurer, of our firm determination to defend our homeland".[10]
August 11: The
West African bloc
ECOWAS announces an emergency summit after Niger's government rejected an ultimatum to restore the previous president.[15]
August 16: Seventeen soldiers are killed and 20 more injured during an
ambush against a military vehicle in
Koutougou.[16]
August 25: The ruling Nigerien
military junta orders the
ambassadors of
France,
Germany,
Nigeria, and the
United States to
leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger.[18]
September 28:
Jihadistinsurgents kill at least ten
Nigerien soldiers in Kandadji,
Tillabéri Region. Seven soldiers are later killed, and five others are injured in a vehicle accident while travelling to reinforce the army unit under attack.[22]
October 22: A fuel truck explosion in
Tirmini killed six people and injured about 30. The explosion occurred after a fuel truck collided with another vehicle.[26]