The U.S. still sees a “narrow” window of opportunity to reverse a military takeover in Niger, a senior U.S. official says.
NIAMEY, Niger — The United States still sees a “narrow” window of opportunity to reverse a military takeover in Niger, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, as Chad’s leader met with the country’s ousted president in a bid to resolve the crisis.
Déby, who flew to Niger on Sunday to try to mediate, also met the leaders of the coup and said he was trying to find “a peaceful solution.” But the military junta appeared to tighten its grip on power, arresting 130 members of the president’s party, including four officials in Bazoum’s deposed cabinet, the former ruling party said.
The U.S. does not see the Russian paramilitary Wagner group or the Russian government as orchestrating the attempted takeover in Niger, the official said. However, the administration does expect Russia and the Wagner group to try to take advantage of anti-French sentiment in the region. U.S. officials had called Niger a democratic model for the region, with roughly 1,110 U.S. troops helping build up Niger’s special forces to combat Boko Haram, Islamic State militants and al Qaeda-linked groups. France, a former colonial power that ruled the country until 1960, has about 1,500 troops on the ground conducting joint operations with Nigerian units.
NBC News has previously reported that the underlying issue fueling the coup appeared to be a personal dispute between the presidential guard commander — and now self-proclaimed leader of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani — and Bazoum.
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