⚡️🇳🇪❗️The Local French Base in Niger is now under alert for possible internal discontent.

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— Noteworthy that Bazoum also suffered a Miitary Coup attempt in March 2021, when a Niger Army unit tried to seize the presidential palace days before the recently elected president was due to be sworn in.

Niger and Bazoum himself are key allies of the West and served as a key partner of NATO's Operations in Sahel region

⚡️🇳🇪❗️The Niger Defense Minister is unaccounted for and most likely arrested, General Omar Tchiani, boss of the presidential guard and leader of this likely coup d'état, has not made any comment yet.

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🇳🇪🇹🇩 - "After [taking] the Presidential Palace, the Republican Guard [a putschist military unit] is heading towards the government building. President Bazoum and the Minister of the Interior are being held by the mutineers. Several ministers have been arrested, including the Minister of Defense. General Omar Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard and likely leader of this coup has not yet commented. French Army units [in their bases in Niger] are on alert." - Tchad One, a Chadian media outlet.

🇳🇪🇷🇺 - Rumors spreading that Wagner PMC is supporting the pro-coup faction. Whilst these are, as yet, unconfirmed, it is worth noting that Wagner has recently provided the Presidential Guard - the main pro-coup military unit - with training.
With Wagner no longer being on the frontline of the SMO, it is possible that some of their forces have been deployed to Africa to fight French influence there; a long-term goal of the PMC (and of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and one they recently performed in the Central African Republic.

🇳🇪🇷🇺⚡️ - One of our sources says that fighters with Wagner-supplied equipment have been seen in Niamey.

🇳🇪⚡️- Reports that an information blackout in Niger may begin soon.

🇳🇬🇳🇪⚡️- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has commented on the Nigerien coup, stating "ECOWAS will not accept anyu action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger."

⚡️🌍🇳🇪 ECOWAS, on regards to the situation in Niger.

"Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country's highest political leadership.

It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will not tolerate any situation that incapacitates the democratically-elected government of the country.

The ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger or any part of West Africa.

I wish to say that we are closely monitoring the situation and developments in Niger and we will do everything within our powers to ensure democracy is firmly planted, nurtured, well rooted and thrives in our region.

I am in close consultation with other leaders in our region, and we shall protect our hard-earned democracy in line with the universally acceptable principle of constitutionalism.

As the Chairperson of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I state without equivocation that Nigeria stands firmly with the elected government in Niger and equally conveys the absolute resolve of leaders in our sub-region that we shall not waiver or flinch on our stand to defend and preserve constitutional order.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government"

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⚡️About half of the 13 Tu-95 bombers are already over launch positions, if missiles are launched then they would reach Ukraine airspace within 1-2 hours.

⚡️X-101 cruise missiles have been launched from over the Caspian Sea, headed towards Ukraine