🇳🇪🇷🇺⚡️ - 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.

🇳🇪⚡️- A Nigerien transport plane, 5UMBI, apparently used to transport high-level officials, is en route to Niamey.

🇳🇪⚡️- Reports that mediation between the putschists and Bazoum have failed.

🇳🇪⚡️- The Nigerien President's office has retracted its disavowal of the coup attempt, in a potential sign that an agreement may have been reached between the government and putschists.

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

🇳🇪⚡️- The Nigerien Army has allegedly refused to side with the putschists and has issued an ultimatum to them.

🇳🇪⚡️- The putschists have apparently taken control of Nigerien national television.

🇳🇪⚡️- Unconfirmed screenshot from a television broadcast in Niger.

🇳🇪⚡️- Heavy vehicles reportedly moving in to Niamey. An order to shelter in place for all residents has allegedly been delivered.

⚡️🌍🇳🇪 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"

@themediterraneanman

⚡️- BRICS is set to introduce a new currency in August.

🇳🇪⚡️- ECOWAS has condemned the coup in Niger.

🇮🇱 - The IDF tweeted this.

🇮🇱 - In other news from Israel, Yaakov Tessler, a legislator from the United Torah Judaism party (seen as the political arm of Haredim in Israel) proposed a bill in the Knesset that would give Haredi Jews who study the Torah instead of serving in the IDF the same benefits as IDF veterans.

Haredi conscription is a deeply contentious issue in Israel, with secularists being known for their opposition to ultra-Orthodox Jews' exemption from serving in the IDF in order to attend yeshivot (Jewish seminaries). It is likely that the bill will increase tensions between secularists and Netanyahu's coalition, which depends on the support of Haredi parties.

🇮🇱 - "IDF commanders frantically googling 'Kemalism'" - a liberal Israeli on Twitter.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Some solid analysis one of our admins saw on Twitter concerning Russia's offensive in the DPR and Kharkov oblast.

🇺🇸⚡️ - Hunter Biden's plea deal falling apart.