Attempted Coup: Niger junta still in control, but situation remains tense
According to a jihadi researcher, Hasret Kargin, the mutiny erupted a day after the Nigerien junta released four al-Qaeda linked jihadists in exchange for 11 soldiers, a kind of policy that Mr Tchiani frowned at when he seized power in 2023.
The mutineers released a statement from the air base, announcing that Mr Tchiani was no longer the head of state.
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