The Nigerien government has blamed France for an attempted coup plot to overthrow the military regime.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that some soldiers abandoned their front lines and staged what the authorities described as a mutiny.
Between 28 and 29 August, the soldiers took control of several positions, including the Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base 101, where Africa Corps, a Russian mercenary group, is stationed. They also attempted to breach the perimeter of the fortified presidential palace.
But after several hours of fighting, the mutineers were suppressed, with some arrested or killed.
France blamed
