Niger junta chief rejects sanctions, refuses to 'give in' to threats
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s new strongman, speaking on national television after reading a statement as "President of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland", after the ouster of President-elect Mohamed Bazoum on July 28, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
The leader of the coup that toppled Niger's president said Wednesday that French citizens had no reason to leave the country, but rejected international sanctions, vowing not to bow to "threats".
Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) leaders have imposed trade and financial sanctions and threatened the use of force if the junta does not restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday.
