Reuters: Niger coup leaders dissolve govt, declare Tiani head of state
NIAMEY (Reuters) -Leaders of the coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday, and said they had suspended the constitution and dissolved all former institutions after overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum.
Tiani was the head of the presidential guard, whose soldiers shut Bazoum in his palace on Wednesday and said it had ousted him because of bad governance and worsening security.
The general appeared on state television on Friday with a banner on the screen that described him as the president of a newly formed military council, the National Council for Safeguarding the Homeland (CNSP).
"The President of the CNSP is the head of state. He represents the state of Niger in international relations," an officer said, reading out a statement.
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WNU Editor: Before the coup the Niger government was closely allied to the West. Maybe things are about to change .... Russia’s Wagner boss appears to hail Niger coup, tout services (Al Jazeera).
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