- The French Embassy in Niamey, the nation’s capital, was assaulted by Niger Republic military coup supporters.
- Colonel-major Amadou Abdramane abrogated the nation’s constitution, halted institutions, and shut down borders when President Mohamed Bazoum was removed from office.
- Following the overthrow of the democratically elected president by a coup, France and the EU stopped providing financial aid to Niger.
- France added to the growing international pressure on the coup plotters by calling for the quick restoration of the Nigerien constitutional order.
- If regional bodies, such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), decide to impose penalties on Niger, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he would support them.
- In Niamey, junta supporters marched through the streets while carrying Russian flags and singing Vladimir Putin’s name. Additionally, they burned French flags, criticized past colonial powers, and damaged the French Embassy.
- Six individuals were hurt when the French army started shooting at protestors. General Salifou Mody came to the French Embassy to try to quiet the demonstrators, but they chanted “No More France” in defiance of the troops’ pleadings.
