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🇳🇪🇫🇷 Nigerien authorities cut off electricity, water to French Embassy
Niger’s military administration has cut off water and electricity to the French Embassy in the capital Niamey with no food deliveries allowed.
The country’s leadership has also taken similar action at the French consulate in Zinder.
The president of the National Support Committee for the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, Elh Issa Hassoumi Boureima, has asked all partners of French bases in Niger to suspend all water and electricity supplies and food products.
In addition, any partners who continue to help the French in the process of supplying the goods and services will be considered “enemies of the sovereign people.”
#Niger #France
@africaintel
Niger’s military administration has cut off water and electricity to the French Embassy in the capital Niamey with no food deliveries allowed.
The country’s leadership has also taken similar action at the French consulate in Zinder.
The president of the National Support Committee for the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, Elh Issa Hassoumi Boureima, has asked all partners of French bases in Niger to suspend all water and electricity supplies and food products.
In addition, any partners who continue to help the French in the process of supplying the goods and services will be considered “enemies of the sovereign people.”
#Niger #France
@africaintel
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🇺🇸🇫🇷🇬🇦 USA, France and a military coup in Gabon
Russian channel Rybar published a very interesting insights about the coup in Gabon.
The fact is that the leader of the coup and a head of the Republican Guard, Brice Oligui Nguema, has close connections with the U.S.
The authorities in the United States have been supporting Nguema for several years, preparing him for the next elections, in which he was supposed to win and take over after Ali Bongo. Moreover, three years ago, details of the Nguema's ownership of three houses in the US, bought with cash in the state of Maryland, was leaked online. The funny part is that the CIA was investigating the thing.
But why did a pro-American general overthrow a pro-French president? As it seems the US government thinks that the French authorities are no longer able to effectively protect the interests of the collective West, including the USA, on the territory under their control. Therefore, Washington decided to take matters into its own hands and seize the initiative from the French.
It is unlikely that the French authorities will go for an escalation in relations with the US because of Gabon. Macron most likely will just swallow it. French intelligence is only tasked with dealing with the transfer of Ali Bongo and his family to a prison in Morocco, and their subsequent release, after the president is convicted in Gabon.
Also curious that French business is going to leave Gabon after the coup, which was not the case, for example, in Niger where the uranium company Orano continues to operate there
#USA #France #Gabon
@africaintel
Russian channel Rybar published a very interesting insights about the coup in Gabon.
The fact is that the leader of the coup and a head of the Republican Guard, Brice Oligui Nguema, has close connections with the U.S.
The authorities in the United States have been supporting Nguema for several years, preparing him for the next elections, in which he was supposed to win and take over after Ali Bongo. Moreover, three years ago, details of the Nguema's ownership of three houses in the US, bought with cash in the state of Maryland, was leaked online. The funny part is that the CIA was investigating the thing.
But why did a pro-American general overthrow a pro-French president? As it seems the US government thinks that the French authorities are no longer able to effectively protect the interests of the collective West, including the USA, on the territory under their control. Therefore, Washington decided to take matters into its own hands and seize the initiative from the French.
It is unlikely that the French authorities will go for an escalation in relations with the US because of Gabon. Macron most likely will just swallow it. French intelligence is only tasked with dealing with the transfer of Ali Bongo and his family to a prison in Morocco, and their subsequent release, after the president is convicted in Gabon.
Also curious that French business is going to leave Gabon after the coup, which was not the case, for example, in Niger where the uranium company Orano continues to operate there
#USA #France #Gabon
@africaintel
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#France 🇫🇷: A 3D-printed weapon have appeared on the French black market in #Marseille; which is mostly coordinated by criminal groups like #DZMafia 🇩🇿 or #Yoda Clan.
A 9x19mm FGC-9 MKII "Stingray Edition" pistol-caliber carbine is currently on sale. The asking price is 2700€.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1697676100397048190
A 9x19mm FGC-9 MKII "Stingray Edition" pistol-caliber carbine is currently on sale. The asking price is 2700€.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1697676100397048190
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🇳🇪🇫🇷 In fresh protests, thousands demand withdrawal of French troops in Niger
Thousands of protestors gathered in Niger’s capital Niamey on Saturday in the latest protests against the presence of French troops.
Protestors chanted anti-French slogans. “French army should leave our country,” read placards held by protesters near the French base in Niamey.
A group calling itself M62 mobilized the weekend protests due to end on Sunday, which is the day when the deadline given to the French to close the base expires.
The manifestation was attended by leaders of the military government.
#Niger #France
@africaintel
Thousands of protestors gathered in Niger’s capital Niamey on Saturday in the latest protests against the presence of French troops.
Protestors chanted anti-French slogans. “French army should leave our country,” read placards held by protesters near the French base in Niamey.
A group calling itself M62 mobilized the weekend protests due to end on Sunday, which is the day when the deadline given to the French to close the base expires.
The manifestation was attended by leaders of the military government.
#Niger #France
@africaintel
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🇧🇫🇫🇷 Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over "untruthful" articles
Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension and discontent within the country's armed forces, it said in a statement.
Jeune Afrique's suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media.
The statement accused the publication of seeking to discredit armed forces and of manipulating information to "spread chaos" in the country following two articles published over the past four days.
#BurkinaFaso #France
@africaintel
Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension and discontent within the country's armed forces, it said in a statement.
Jeune Afrique's suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media.
The statement accused the publication of seeking to discredit armed forces and of manipulating information to "spread chaos" in the country following two articles published over the past four days.
#BurkinaFaso #France
@africaintel
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#France 🇫🇷: A gunman affiliated with a criminal group carried out a shooting in #Marseille; several were killed and one injured as a result.
The perpetrator was seemingly used a 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifle with a removed stock.
It might be a Yugoslavian Zastava M70B1/M70AB2.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1707800459031797991
The perpetrator was seemingly used a 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifle with a removed stock.
It might be a Yugoslavian Zastava M70B1/M70AB2.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1707800459031797991
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🇹🇳🇫🇷🇵🇸 Tunisians gather outside French embassy in new rally in support of Palestinians
Thousands of Tunisians gathered outside the French embassy in the capital, Tunis, in support of the Palestinians and demanding the departure of the ambassador.
Many Tunisians criticise Paris for supporting Israel in its war with Hamas.
Demonstrators also called for the criminalisation of any normalisation of relations with Israel.
"We're here to support Gaza and Palestine. We, all the Tunisian people, are always with Palestine," said demonstrators.
"The people of Tunisia express their unequivocal condemnation of the massacres and genocide perpetrated against the Palestinian people."
#Tunisia #France #Palestine
@africaintel
Thousands of Tunisians gathered outside the French embassy in the capital, Tunis, in support of the Palestinians and demanding the departure of the ambassador.
Many Tunisians criticise Paris for supporting Israel in its war with Hamas.
Demonstrators also called for the criminalisation of any normalisation of relations with Israel.
"We're here to support Gaza and Palestine. We, all the Tunisian people, are always with Palestine," said demonstrators.
"The people of Tunisia express their unequivocal condemnation of the massacres and genocide perpetrated against the Palestinian people."
#Tunisia #France #Palestine
@africaintel
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#France 🇫🇷: A quite rare rifle has recently appeared on the French black market in #Paris Region:
5.56x45mm #NATO Belgian FN FNC assault rifle with Schmeisser S60 60-round magazine. The asking price is €5700.
The source of the rifle is unclear. Yet there are several European countries that have these rifles in their inventories; such as #Belgium 🇧🇪, #Ukraine 🇺🇦 etc...
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1717230770501095558
5.56x45mm #NATO Belgian FN FNC assault rifle with Schmeisser S60 60-round magazine. The asking price is €5700.
The source of the rifle is unclear. Yet there are several European countries that have these rifles in their inventories; such as #Belgium 🇧🇪, #Ukraine 🇺🇦 etc...
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1717230770501095558
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#France 🇫🇷: A video posted by an arms dealer based in #Corsica who claims to be supplying weapons to gangs in Nimes Zup Nord.
The video shows Chinese Type 56 and Albanian ASh-78 Tip-1 rifles —some with removed stocks & chopped barrels.
These are likely smuggled from #Albania 🇦🇱.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1728846871026966613
The video shows Chinese Type 56 and Albanian ASh-78 Tip-1 rifles —some with removed stocks & chopped barrels.
These are likely smuggled from #Albania 🇦🇱.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1728846871026966613
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#France 🇫🇷: A very rare weapon! has appeared on the French black market in #Limoges recently:
5.45x39mm #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 Arsenal AK-74 assault rifle in clean condition with 7N6-pattern ammo is on sale for €5200.
5.45 AKs are extremely rare in #EU 🇪🇺 compared to 7.62 rifles.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1750275065218838894
5.45x39mm #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 Arsenal AK-74 assault rifle in clean condition with 7N6-pattern ammo is on sale for €5200.
5.45 AKs are extremely rare in #EU 🇪🇺 compared to 7.62 rifles.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1750275065218838894