Niger’s military government has survived its most serious internal challenge since seizing power in 2023, after Russian paramilitaries helped loyalist forces crush last Saturday's attempted coup in the capital, Niamey. RFI spoke to an expert who explains how this episode has left General Abdourahamane Tiani’s junta weakened and more dependent on Russia.
Soldiers from the Russian Defence Ministry’s Africa Corps were called in after mutinous soldiers seized the airport’s Base 101 and attacked the presidential palace and national television on Saturday.
