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Niger junta chief rejects sanctions, refuses to 'give in' to threats
A video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel on July 28, 2023 shows General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s new strongman, speaking on national television and reads a statement as "President of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland", after the ouster of President-elect Mohamed Bazoum.
Photo credit: ORTN - Télé Sahel | 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.
