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Niger Junta Claims to Thwart 24-Hour Mutiny with Help from Russian Mercenaries

The military government of Niger, which seized power in a 2023 coup, claimed on Sunday it was able to suppress a violent 24-hour “mutiny” by disgruntled soldiers with the aid of Russian mercenaries. The post Niger Junta Claims to Thwart 24-Hour Mutiny with Help from Russian Mercenaries appeared first on Breitbart. Source: Read the original […]

By deepak · September 1, 2026 · 1 min read

A fruit vendor installs a small solar photovoltaic panel for nighttime lighting and paid cell phone charging in Niamey on April 3, 2025. Solar energy is booming in Niger, one of the world's sunniest countries, with sales of increasingly cheap solar panels going up and new projects coming online. An unprecedented energy shortage in 2023 proved a turning point. Neighbouring Nigeria suspended much of its electricity exports to the west African nation, as part of regional sanctions against the ruling junta that toppled civilian president Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023. (Photo by BOUREIMA HAMA / AFP) (Photo by BOUREIMA HAMA/AFP via Getty Images)
The military government of Niger, which seized power in a 2023 coup, claimed on Sunday it was able to suppress a violent 24-hour “mutiny” by disgruntled soldiers with the aid of Russian mercenaries.

The post Niger Junta Claims to Thwart 24-Hour Mutiny with Help from Russian Mercenaries appeared first on Breitbart.

Source: Read the original article on www.breitbart.com