{"id":75767,"date":"2026-09-07T23:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T23:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/75767\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T23:27:11","slug":"niger-accuses-france-of-backing-failed-mutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/75767\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger Accuses France of Backing Failed Mutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamtimes.com\/en\/news\/1304375\/niger-accuses-france-of-backing-failed-mutiny\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/n01304375-b.jpg\" alt=\"Niger Accuses France of Backing Failed Mutiny\" title=\"Niger Accuses France of Backing Failed Mutiny\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Islam Times &#8211; Niger has accused French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s government of inciting and supporting a failed military mutiny in the capital, Niamey, late last month, and threatened possible legal action before international courts.The Council of Ministers made the accusation following a meeting chaired by Nigerien transitional leader Abdourahamane Tiani on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It described the unrest as an operation with \u201cinternational ramifications,\u201d allegedly supported by a network of collaborators headed by the \u201cFrench regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The military-led government said \u201ctreacherous and renegade elements\u201d had been tasked with fulfilling what it called the \u201cunfulfilled ambitions\u201d of Macron and his allies to destabilize Niger and undermine its efforts to assert sovereignty over its natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>Niger said it had compiled \u201csubstantial documentation\u201d concerning what it described as foreign aggression and reserved the right to initiate proceedings before international courts.<\/p>\n<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot rejected the accusation on Saturday as \u201cpure fantasy.\u201d Speaking to RFI, Barrot said Paris had \u201cneither the intention nor the means\u201d to organize such an operation.<\/p>\n<p>The mutiny began on the night of August 28, when soldiers from the Special Intelligence Battalion launched an uprising at Air Base 101, located within Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey.<\/p>\n<p>Niger\u2019s Defense Ministry said the soldiers detained fellow troops and opened fire on sensitive sites before advancing toward the presidential palace.<\/p>\n<p>The mutineers were repelled by the Presidential Guard, while government forces, assisted by Russia\u2019s Africa Corps, moved to suppress the uprising.<\/p>\n<p>Three Presidential Guard soldiers were killed during the clashes, according to an official statement.<\/p>\n<p>The failed mutiny comes as Niger\u2019s military-led government continues to distance itself from France and assert greater control over the country\u2019s security and natural resources.&#13;\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Islam Times &#8211; 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