Brussels 01.08.2023 The EU mission staff in Niamey, Niger, continues to work according to the European External Action Service spokesperson, and there are obligatory evacuations at this moment in time. However the EU is actively monitoring the security situation, and those who are willing have the opportunity to interrupt their mission, and repatriate.

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During the press-briefing the spokesperson confirmed that the EU Council president Charles Michel is in contact with the arrested President Mohamed Bazoum, and had an opportunity to have a number of telephone conversations with him. He confirmed that the President is well.

However in spite of these positive elements, the situation in Niamey continues to regress, indicating the there are preparations for battle for the President’s palace.

A member of the newly established “National Transitional Council” Amadou Abdel Rahman accused, in a televised statement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Acting Prime Minister Hasumi Masudu of signing a document allowing France to carry out attacks on the presidential residence with the aim of liberating the detained President Muhammad Bazoum, and Amadou also accused the commander of the Nigerien National Guard of signing a document similar.
The military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention against new authorities ascending power as a result of the last week’s coup d’état in Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against their nations.

Niger’s neighbours issued the warning in joint statements read out on their national broadcasters on Monday, days after West African leaders threatened to use force to reinstate Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Later they were joined by the authorities of Guinea.
Earlier the EU suspended security cooperation and financial support for Niger and declared that it will not recognize the leaders emerged in coup d’état who ousted the democratically elected president.

Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, called for President Mohamed Bazoum’s “unconditional” release from detention.

“This unacceptable attack on the integrity of Niger’s republican institutions will not remain without consequences for the partnership and cooperation,” Borrell said, demanding an “immediate cessation of budget support” and the suspension of “cooperation actions in the security field.”