Niger: army overthrows President Mohamed Bazoum
During the night of July 26 to 27, Nigerien soldiers announced that they had seized power after detaining the head of state in his residence all day.
On July 26, around 11:30 p.m., the army announced the creation of a National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), but also having suspended the Constitution and established a curfew. Borders are also closed until further not…