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Soldiers announce on state television that President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power. The country's borders are closed and a nationwide curfew is declared.[5]
ECOWAS threatens to "take all measures necessary", including the use of force, to reinstate the government of Niger if ousted PresidentMohamed Bazoum is not released and reinstated within a week.[9]
The military junta regime warns against any foreign intervention in the country, saying that "we want to once more remind ECOWAS or any other adventurer, of our firm determination to defend our homeland".[10]
August 11: The West African bloc ECOWAS announces an emergency summit after Niger's government rejected an ultimatum to restore the previous president.[15]
August 16: Seventeen soldiers are killed and 20 more injured during an ambush against a military vehicle in Koutougou.[16]
August 25: The ruling Nigerien military junta orders the ambassadors of France, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States to leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger.[18]
September 28: Jihadistinsurgents kill at least ten Nigerien soldiers in Kandadji, Tillabéri Region. Seven soldiers are later killed, and five others are injured in a vehicle accident while travelling to reinforce the army unit under attack.[22]
October 22: A fuel truck explosion in Tirmini killed six people and injured about 30. The explosion occurred after a fuel truck collided with another vehicle.[26]
