Niger’s Coup Leaders Say They Will Prosecute President Bazoum, Freezing Out France

Surprise announcement short-circuits French attempts to stabilize the strategic African country.

AP/Michel Euler, file
Niger's president, Mohamed Bazoum, before a meeting with President Macron, February 16, 2023, at the Elysee Palace at Paris. AP/Michel Euler, file

Niger’s mutinous soldiers say they will prosecute the country’s deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, for “high treason” and undermining state security, in an announcement hours after the junta said it was open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the mounting regional crisis.

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